main menu

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Noun

main menu (plural main menus)

  1. (computing, video games) A list of principal options, usually presented to the user immediately upon the launch of a computer program or video game.
    My computer's so slow, it takes two minutes just to load the main menu.
    • 2008, “Minigames”, in Cory in the House: Instruction Booklet, Burbank, California: Disney Interactive Studios; Nintendo, page 12:
      As the story progresses, you will unlock minigames. Once unlocked, you can access the minigames directly from the main menu by selecting "Arcade" and then selecting "Single Player".
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