pull-down menu
noun [C] /ˈpʊl.daʊnˌmen.juː/Definition
› a list of instructions on a computer screen, which you cannot see until you choose to see it: Click 'Tools', then select 'Options' from the pull-down menu.Computer concepts
(Definition of pull-down menu noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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