Hierarchical Menu (Noun)
Meaning
A secondary menu that appears while you are holding the cursor over an item on the primary menu.
Classification
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents.
Examples
- The hierarchical menu provided easy access to the sub-options without cluttering the primary menu.
- As I hovered over the "File" option, a hierarchical menu dropped down, showing Save, Print, and Exit.
- To keep the main menu simple, the designers used a hierarchical menu to group related actions.
- When I moused over the "Edit" option, a hierarchical menu popped out with Cut, Copy, and Paste.
- The user interface was streamlined by using hierarchical menus to organize the application's numerous features.