Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Menu \Me*nu"\, n. [F., slender, thin, minute. See 4th {Minute}.]
   The details of a banquet; a bill of fare.

Source : WordNet®

menu
     n 1: a list of dishes available at a restaurant; "the menu was in
          French" [syn: {bill of fare}, {card}, {carte du jour}, {carte}]
     2: the dishes making up a meal
     3: (computer science) a list of options available to a computer
        user [syn: {computer menu}]
     4: an agenda of things to do; "they worked rapidly down the
        menu of reports" [syn: {fare}]

Source : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing

menu
     
         A list from which the user may select an
        operation to be performed.  This is often done with a {mouse}
        or other pointing device under a {graphical user interface}
        but may also be controlled from the keyboard.
     
        Menus are very convenient for beginners because they show what
        commands are available and make experimentating with a new
        program easy, often reducing the need for user documentation.
        Experienced users however, often prefer keyboard commands,
        especially for frequently user operations, because they are
        faster to use.  In situations such as text entry where the
        keyboard must be used anyway, having to move your hand to the
        mouse to invoke a menu operation is slow.
     
        There are many different ways of presenting menus but the most
        common are the {menu bar} (with {pull-down menus}) and the
        {context-sensitive menu}.
     
        The term "menu" tends to be reserved for a list of actions or
        global options, whereas a "{list box}" or other graphical
        {widget} might present any kind of choice.
     
        See also {menuitis}.
     
        (1994-12-02)