selector

/səˈlɛktər/
noun
  1. A person or thing that chooses, especially someone who picks a team or group from a larger set.
    • As a jury selector, she interviews potential jurors for the trial.
    • The selector on the machine lets you choose between different settings.
    • The selector chose the best players for the national soccer team.
  2. A device or control that allows a user to choose an option, such as a switch or dial.
    • Turn the selector to the 'hot' setting for warmer water.
    • The radio has a channel selector on the front panel.
    • He flipped the selector switch to activate the backup generator.
  3. In computing, a part of a program or code that identifies and picks a specific element (e.g., in CSS or JavaScript).
    • The CSS selector targets all paragraphs with a specific class.
    • Using the right selector makes your code more efficient.
    • She wrote a selector to highlight the active menu item.
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