picklist

Meanings

1. 1nouncountablecomputing

   A set of ready-made options in a form or program from which the user selects one or more, instead of typing an answer.

   Grammar: Usually preceded by an or the: a picklist of countries.

   Patterns

   • a picklist of something
   • select something from a picklist

   Choose your country from the picklist at the top of the form.

   The developer replaced the free-text box with a picklist to avoid spelling mistakes.

   Each picklist in the database contains no more than ten values.

2. 2nouncountablebusiness

   A printed or digital list telling a warehouse worker which goods to collect from the shelves to fill an order.

   Grammar: Used in logistics: print a picklist for each order.

   Patterns

   • generate a picklist
   • work from a picklist

   The scanner showed the next item on her picklist.

   Staff print the picklist as soon as an online order arrives.

   A long picklist can take an hour to complete on foot.

Word forms

Common combinations

dropdown picklist

The dropdown picklist offers three shipping speeds.

create a picklist

She created a picklist for the new product categories.

select from a picklist

Select your job title from a picklist.

print the picklist

Print the picklist before the afternoon shift starts.

picklist value

Each picklist value must be unique.

Synonyms and how they differ

dropdown

Dropdown names the menu's look on screen, whereas picklist stresses that the choices are predefined.

menu

Menu is much broader and covers any list of commands, while a picklist exists to capture one answer.

checklist

A checklist is ticked off item by item to track tasks, whereas a picklist offers or directs choices.

Opposites

Word family

pick verb

to choose or collect something

picker noun

a warehouse worker who collects items for orders

picking noun

the act of collecting goods for orders

list noun

a series of items written one after another

Commonly confused: picklist or checklist?

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