# selector

> English word · Noun · IPA /sɪˈlɛktə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #23,390

## Definitions
1. Someone or something which selects or chooses.
2. An administrator responsible for selecting which players will play for a side.
3. A matching expression in a stylesheet determining which elements in the markup are affected by a style.
4. A pointer to a structure describing a segment of memory.
5. A text string transmitted to a Gopher server, identifying the resource to be retrieved.
6. A disc jockey.
7. A person who is entitled to choose a tract of Crown land to purchase.

## Etymology
From select + -or.

## Easily confused with
- **Spector** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/selector-vs-spector)
- **sector** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sector-vs-selector)
- **select** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/select-vs-selector)
- **selected** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/selected-vs-selector)
- **selection** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/selection-vs-selector)

## Common misspellings (12)
`eslector`, `seelctor`, `selcetor`, `selecctor`, `selecotr`, `selectorr`, `selectro`, `selecttor`, `seletcor`, `sellector`, `sleector`, `sselector`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/selector