selector B2 Topic:Technology & Computing US /səˈlɛktɚ/ UK /sɪˈlektə/ See IPA manual Freq #57273 Meanings 1 noun a control or device used to choose one of several settings or inputs Turn the selector to the cooling setting. 2 noun a person or committee responsible for choosing people or things Each selector submitted a shortlist of candidates. 3 noun in computing, a pattern that identifies elements to which a rule or operation applies The CSS selector targets every link in the navigation bar. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a control or device used to... selector switchcontrol 2 noun · a person or committee... chooserpicker 3 noun · in computing, a pattern... selection pattern More switch Word family Forms selectors Derived forms preselectoruniselector Related forms selectselection Common collocations selector switch Noun + noun Etymology Formed from select + the agent suffix -or. Select comes from Latin seligere 'choose out,' from se- 'apart' + legere 'gather, choose.' Topics Technology & Computing External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # selector **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /səˈlɛktɚ/ **IPA (UK):** /sɪˈlektə/ **Frequency rank:** 57273 ## Meanings 1. a control or device used to choose one of several settings or inputs 2. a person or committee responsible for choosing people or things 3. in computing, a pattern that identifies elements to which a rule or operation applies ## Examples - Turn the selector to the cooling setting. - Each selector submitted a shortlist of candidates. - The CSS selector targets every link in the navigation bar. ## Synonyms - chooser - picker - switch ## Derived Forms - preselector - uniselector ## Related Forms - select - selection ## Etymology Formed from select + the agent suffix -or. Select comes from Latin seligere 'choose out,' from se- 'apart' + legere 'gather, choose.' ## Topics - Technology & Computing markdown