A contextual menu, also called context menu or shortcut menu, gives people access to frequently used commands related to the current context.
A contextual menu, also called context menu or shortcut menu, gives people access to frequently used commands related to the current context. A contextual menu is revealed by Control-clicking a view or selected element in an app. For example, Control-clicking selected text in textedit displays a contextual menu containing text-specific menu items for initiating actions like changing the font and checking spelling.
