In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
selector, selector switch
(noun) a switch that is used to select among alternatives
picker, chooser, selector
(noun) a person who chooses or selects out
Source: WordNet® 3.1
selector (plural selectors)
Someone or something which selects or chooses.
(cricket) An administrator responsible for selecting which players will play for a side.
(computing, programming) A matching expression in a stylesheet determining which elements in the markup are affected by a style.
(computing) A pointer to a structure describing a segment of memory.
(internet, historical) A text string transmitted to a Gopher server, identifying the resource to be retrieved.
Coordinate term: URL
(music) A disc jockey.
• Electors, corelets, corselet, electors, electros
Source: Wiktionary
Se*lect"or, n. Etym: [L.]
Definition: One who selects.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
15 March 2025
(noun) the replacement of an edge or solid angle (as in cutting a gemstone) by a plane (especially by a plane that is equally inclined to the adjacent faces)
In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.