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dropdown list

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A user interface control GUI element similar to a list box which allows the user to choose one value from a list.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computing, engineering, graphical-user-interface, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

32 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: па́дащ спи́сък (pádašt spísǎk) — user interface element
  • Chinese Mandarin: 下拉式選單 /下拉式选单 (xiàlāshì xuǎndān) — user interface element
  • Danish: rullegardin — user interface element
  • Danish: dropdownmenu — user interface element
  • Dutch: uitklapmenu — user interface element
  • Faroese: listateigur — user interface element
  • Faroese: rullulisti — user interface element
  • Finnish: pudotusvalikko — user interface element
  • Finnish: luetteloruutu — user interface element
  • French: liste déroulante — user interface element
  • French: menu déroulant — user interface element
  • German: Dropdown-Liste — user interface element
  • German: Drop-down-Liste — user interface element
  • German: Dropdown-Listenfeld — user interface element
  • Hungarian: legördülő lista — user interface element
  • Icelandic: fellilisti — user interface element
  • Indonesian: daftar tarik turun — user interface element
  • Indonesian: senarai deret turun — user interface element
  • Italian: lista a cascata — user interface element
  • Japanese: ドロップダウンリスト (doroppudaunrisuto) — user interface element
  • Kazakh: ашылмалы тізім (aşylmaly tızım) — user interface element
  • Norwegian Bokmål: rullegardinmeny — user interface element
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: rullegardinmeny — user interface element
  • Polish: lista rozwijalna — user interface element
  • Portuguese: lista suspensa — user interface element
  • Portuguese: caixa de listagem — user interface element
  • Russian: раскрыва́ющийся спи́сок (raskryvájuščijsja spísok) — user interface element
  • Spanish: desplegable — user interface element
  • Spanish: lista desplegable — user interface element
  • Spanish: menú desplegable — user interface element
  • Swedish: rullgardinsmeny — user interface element
  • Turkish: açılır liste — user interface element