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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Menu \Me*nu"\, n. [F., slender, thin, minute. See 4th {Minute}.] The details of a banquet; a bill of fare. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: menu n 1: a list of dishes available at a restaurant; "the menu was in French" [syn: {bill of fare}, {card}, {carte du jour}, {carte}] 2: the dishes making up a meal 3: (computer science) a list of options available to a computer user [syn: {computer menu}] 4: an agenda of things to do "they worked rapidly down the menu of reports" [syn: {fare}] From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (13 Mar 01) [foldoc]: menuA list from which the user may select an operation to be performed. This is often done with a {mouse} or other pointing device under a {graphical user interface} but may also be controlled from the keyboard. Menus are very convenient for beginners because they show what commands are available and make experimentating with a new program easy, often reducing the need for user documentation. Experienced users however, often prefer keyboard commands, especially for frequently user operations, because they are faster to use In situations such as text entry where the keyboard must be used anyway, having to move your hand to the mouse to invoke a menu operation is slow. There are many different ways of presenting menus but the most common are the {menu bar} (with {pull-down menus}) and the {context-sensitive menu}. The term menu" tends to be reserved for a list of actions or global options, whereas a "{list box}" or other graphical {widget} might present any kind of choice. See also {menuitis}. (1994-12-02)
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