"dropdown list" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: dropdown lists [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} dropdown list (plural dropdown lists)
  1. (graphical user interface) A user interface control GUI element similar to a list box which allows the user to choose one value from a list. Wikipedia link: drop-down list Categories (topical): Graphical user interface Synonyms: drop-down list Related terms: list box, combo box Translations (user interface element): 下拉式選單 (Chinese Mandarin), 下拉式选单 (xiàlāshì xuǎndān) (Chinese Mandarin), rullegardin [neuter] (Danish), dropdownmenu (Danish), uitklapmenu [neuter] (Dutch), listateigur [masculine] (Faroese), rullulisti [masculine] (Faroese), pudotusvalikko (Finnish), luetteloruutu (Finnish), liste déroulante [feminine] (French), listes déroulantes [feminine, plural] (French), Dropdown-Liste [feminine] (German), Drop-down-Liste [feminine] (German), Dropdown-Listenfeld [neuter] (German), legördülő lista (Hungarian), fellilisti [masculine] (Icelandic), lista a cascata [feminine] (Italian), ドロップダウンリスト (doroppudaunrisuto) (Japanese), ашылмалы тізім (aşylmaly tızım) (Kazakh), rullegardinmeny (Norwegian Bokmål), rullegardinmeny (Norwegian Nynorsk), lista suspensa [feminine] (Portuguese), caixa de listagem [feminine] (Portuguese), раскрыва́ющийся спи́сок (raskryvájuščijsja spísok) [masculine] (Russian), desplegable [masculine] (Spanish), lista desplegable [feminine] (Spanish), menú desplegable [masculine] (Spanish), rullgardinsmeny [common-gender] (Swedish), açılır liste (Turkish)

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      "sense": "user interface element",
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      "word": "Dropdown-Listenfeld"
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      "sense": "user interface element",
      "word": "legördülő lista"
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      "sense": "user interface element",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "fellilisti"
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "user interface element",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "lista a cascata"
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      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
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      "sense": "user interface element",
      "word": "ドロップダウンリスト"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "aşylmaly tızım",
      "sense": "user interface element",
      "word": "ашылмалы тізім"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "user interface element",
      "word": "rullegardinmeny"
    },
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      "code": "nn",
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      "sense": "user interface element",
      "word": "rullegardinmeny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
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      "sense": "user interface element",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "lista suspensa"
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      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "user interface element",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "caixa de listagem"
    },
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      "roman": "raskryvájuščijsja spísok",
      "sense": "user interface element",
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      "sense": "user interface element",
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      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "user interface element",
      "tags": [
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "user interface element",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "menú desplegable"
    },
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "user interface element",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "rullgardinsmeny"
    },
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      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "user interface element",
      "word": "açılır liste"
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