pull-down list

pull-down list

(operating system)(Or "drop-down list") A graphical user interface component that allows the user to choose one (orsometimes more than one) item from a list. The current choiceis visible in a small rectangle and when the user clicks onit, a list of items is revealed below it. The user can thenclick on one of these to make it the current choice and thelist disappears. In some cases, by holding down a modifierkey such as Ctrl when clicking, the selection is added to (orremoved from) the set of current choices rather than replacingit.