dropdown

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dropdown

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Deverbal from drop down.

adjective drop-down

not comparable, of a widget Dropping down from above; being a specific type of selection control that hides its contents until activated. Click the Colours button on the toolbar to show a dropdown menu of available colours.

noun dropdowns · drop-down

An instance of a selection object that hides the contents (especially the other choices) until activated. That screen is good, but add a couple of dropdowns and it will be perfect.

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adj computing: dropping down from above

Español	desplegable
Français	déroulant

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@misc{dropdown_2026,
  title = {dropdown},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dropdown},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}