Highlight (to select)

English (en)

Highlight
To select an item in a menu, on the 
desktop or within an application in 
order to copy, move, delete, mark or 
launch it. Highlighting is typically 
accomplished by pointing to the 
object with the mouse and clicking the 
left mouse button. A highlight is a 
visual indication that text or another 
object is selected with the mouse or 
keyboard. 

Other languages: Hausa, Igbo

Related terms

Yorùbá (yo)

  • Múhàngédé

Decomposition: Láti mú nǹkan hàn gédé - to make something standout; highlight with a colour to make different from others 'gédé' means to stand apart. 'Ṣèmúhàngédé orúkọ' wa means to 'highlight our name.'

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