A small menu of relevant actions that appears when you right-click or long-press an item, offering choices specific to that item.
Synonyms
- right-click menu
- shortcut menu
- contextual menu
Related terms
- long press
- dropdown menu
- menu
- action menu
In plain words
- the menu that pops up when you right-click
- the options that appear when you hold on something
Usage example
Right-click a file to open its context menu with rename and delete.
Categories
- Interaction patterns