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selector.

Someone or something which selects or chooses.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/sɪˈlɛktə(ɹ)/
  1. Someone or something which selects or chooses.

  2. An administrator responsible for selecting which players will play for a side.

  3. A matching expression in a stylesheet determining which elements in the markup are affected by a style.

  4. A pointer to a structure describing a segment of memory.

  5. A text string transmitted to a Gopher server, identifying the resource to be retrieved.

    Internet · historical
  6. A disc jockey.

  7. A person who is entitled to choose a tract of Crown land to purchase.

    Australia · historical
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *s(w)éder. Latin sē- Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *léǵeti Proto-Italic *legō Latin legō Latin sēlegō Latin sēlēctuslbor. English select English -or English selector From select + -or.

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