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: Yoruba, Hausa

Related terms

Igbo (ig)

  • Ịhọpụta

Decomposition: This means to select.

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  • Họta kaahụwanye

Decomposition: This means selecting to increase visibility. Họta means select while kaahụwanye means to see more of something.

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  • Họrọ

Decomposition: This means to select or choose out of a set.

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  • Chakee

Decomposition: This means to differentiate something from the rest by "brightening" it.

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  • Chawapụta

Decomposition: This means to brighten or make more visible.

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