ETYM French, slender, thin, minute. Related to Minute.
1. A list of dishes available at a restaurant; SYN. bill of fare, card, carte du jour, carte.
2. The dishes making up a meal.
3. An agenda of things to do; SYN. fare.
SYN. computer menu.
1. Plan.
2. Atlas. Carte murale.
3. Lettre.
4. Billet. Carte d'invitation.
5. Document. Carte d'identité.
6. Liste.
7. Choix. Carte de restaurant.
8. Atout. Jouer sa carte.
(Computer science) A list of options available to a computer user; A list of options from which a user can make a selection in order to perform a desired action, such as choosing a command or applying a particular format to part of a document. Many application programs, especially those that offer a graphical interface, use menus as a means of providing the user with an easily learned, easy-to-use alternative to memorizing program commands and their appropriate usage.
In computing, a list of options, displayed on screen, from which the user may make a choice—for example, the choice of services offered to the customer by a bank cash dispenser: withdrawal, deposit, balance, or statement. Menus are used extensively in graphical user interface (GUI) systems, where the menu options are often selected using a pointing device called a mouse.