ALL meanings of option
op·tion
O o - abbreviation Technical meaning of OPTION command line option 3
- noun Definition of option in Technology (software) (Or "option", "flag", "switch", "option switch") An argument to a command that modifies its function rather than providing data. Options generally start with "-" in Unix or "/" in MS-DOS. This is usually followed by a single letter or occasionally a digit. More recently, GNU software adopted the --longoptionname style, usually in addition to traditional, single-character, -x style equivalents. Some commands require each option to be a separate argument, introduced by a new "-" or "/", others allow multiple option letters to be concatenated into a single argument with a single "-" or "/", e.g. "ls -al". A few Unix commands (e.g. ar, tar) allow the "-" to be omitted. Some options may or must be followed by a value, e.g. "cc prog.c -o prog", sometimes with and sometimes without an intervening space. 1
- noun option the power or right of choosing. 1
- noun option something that may be or is chosen; choice. 1
- noun option the act of choosing. 1
- noun option an item of equipment or a feature that may be chosen as an addition to or replacement for standard equipment and features: a car with a long list of extra-cost options; a telephoto lens option for a camera. 1
- noun option stock option. 1
- noun option a privilege acquired, as by the payment of a premium or consideration, of demanding, within a specified time, the carrying out of a transaction upon stipulated terms; the right, as granted in a contract or by an initial payment, of acquiring something in the future: We bought one lot and took a 90-day option on an adjoining one. 1
- noun option Football. a play in which a back has a choice of either passing or running with the ball. 1
- verb with object option to acquire or grant an option on: The studio has optioned his latest novel for film adaptation. 1
- verb with object option to provide with optional equipment: The car can be fully optioned at additional cost. 1
- noun option alternative 1
- noun option A thing that is or may be chosen. 1
- noun option choice 1
- noun option extra feature: car, etc. 1
- noun option finance: stock option 1
- noun option to buy or sell in future 1
- noun option right to extend contract 1
- countable noun option An option is something that you can choose to do in preference to one or more alternatives. 0
- singular noun option If you have the option of doing something, you can choose whether to do it or not. 0
- countable noun option In business, an option is an agreement or contract that gives someone the right to buy or sell something such as property or shares at a future date. 0
- countable noun option An option is one of a number of subjects which a student can choose to study as a part of his or her course. 0
- noun option the act or an instance of choosing or deciding 0
- noun option the power or liberty to choose 0
- noun option an exclusive opportunity, usually for a limited period, to buy something at a future date 0
- noun option the right to buy (call option) or sell (put option) a fixed quantity of a commodity, security, foreign exchange, etc, at a fixed price at a specified date in the future 0
- noun option something chosen; choice 0
- verb option to obtain or grant an option on 0
- noun option the act of choosing; choice 0
- noun option the power, right, or liberty of choosing 0
- noun option something that is or can be chosen; choice 0
- noun option an optional item that can be purchased to supplement or enhance another consumer item 0
- noun option a contract by which one person, company, etc. gives another, for a consideration, the right to buy, sell, or lease something, sign or renew a contract, etc. at a specified price and within a specified time 0
- noun option an offensive play in which the ball carrier decides whether to hand off, run with, lateral, or pass the football 0
- verb transitive option to transfer (a player) to a minor league with the option of recalling him 0
- verb transitive option to grant or acquire by means of an option (sense 4); specif., to buy or sell (rights) to (a book, film, etc.) in this way 0
- noun option An option is an agreement or contract that gives someone the right to buy or sell a property or shares at a future date. 0