'menu' definitions:
Definition of 'menu'
From: WordNet
noun
A list of dishes available at a restaurant; "the menu was in French" [syn: menu, bill of fare, card, carte du jour, carte]
noun
The dishes making up a meal
noun
(computer science) a list of options available to a computer user [syn: menu, computer menu]
noun
An agenda of things to do; "they worked rapidly down the menu of reports" [syn: menu, fare]
Definition of 'menu'
From: GCIDE
- menu \men"u\ (m[e^]n"y[=oo]), n. [F., slender, thin, minute. See 4th Minute.]
- 1. The details of a banquet; a list of the dishes served at a meal, whether or not one has a choice. [PJC]
- 2. Any list of objects, activities, etc. from which to choose; a selection of alternatives. [PJC]
- 3. Hence:A list of dishes form which to choose at a restaurant; a bill of fare. [1913 Webster]
- 4. Hence: (Computers) A list displayed on the computer screen, by which a program provides the user with different options for processing by the program. It usually includes a mechanism, such as pointing by a mouse or selection by arrow keys, to select the desired option from those on the list. Depending on how the menu is displayed, it may be a pop-up menu or pull-down menu. [PJC]
Synonyms of 'menu'
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