option menu
[/ˈɒpʃən ˈmɛnjuː/]
nounpl: option menus
menu de opções
1. A dropdown or popup menu in software that displays a list of choices or settings available to the user
Click on the option menu to change your display settings.
Clique no menu de opções para alterar suas configurações de exibição.
2. In mobile applications, a context menu that appears when the user presses the menu button or performs a long press
The option menu on my Android phone allows me to access additional features.
O menu de opções do meu telefone Android me permite acessar recursos adicionais.
3. A set of alternative choices or possibilities presented to a user for selection
The option menu provides different ways to sort the list.
O menu de opções oferece diferentes formas de classificar a lista.
The term 'option menu' is primarily used in computing and technology contexts. In Brazil, as in the USA, this is standard terminology in software documentation and user interfaces. The concept became particularly associated with Android mobile phones in Brazil due to the widespread adoption of Android devices. This term is gender-neutral and technical in nature, used across all regions where English technology terms are adopted.
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