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Source: WordNet (r) 1.7 

menu
     n 1: a list of dishes available at a restaurant; "the menu was in
          French" [syn: bill of fare, card, carte du jour, carte]
     2: the dishes making up a meal
     3: (computer science) a list of options available to a computer
        user [syn: computer menu]
     4: an agenda of things to do; "they worked rapidly down the
        menu of reports" [syn: fare]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) 

Menu \Me*nu"\, n. [F., slender, thin, minute. See 4th Minute.]
   The details of a banquet; a bill of fare.

Source: The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (2003-OCT-10) 

menu

   <operating system> A list from which the user may select an
   operation to be performed.  This is often done with a mouse
   or other pointing device under a graphical user interface
   but may also be controlled from the keyboard.

   Menus are very convenient for beginners because they show what
   commands are available and make experimentating with a new
   program easy, often reducing the need for user documentation.
   Experienced users however, often prefer keyboard commands,
   especially for frequently user operations, because they are
   faster to use.  In situations such as text entry where the
   keyboard must be used anyway, having to move your hand to the
   mouse to invoke a menu operation is slow.

   There are many different ways of presenting menus but the most
   common are the menu bar (with pull-down menus) and the
   context-sensitive menu.

   The term "menu" tends to be reserved for a list of actions or
   global options, whereas a "list box" or other graphical
   widget might present any kind of choice.

   See also menuitis.

   (1994-12-02)