The difference between Opt and Select

When used as verbs, opt means to choose, whereas select means to choose one or more elements of a set, especially a set of options.


Select is also adjective with the meaning: privileged, specially selected.

check bellow for the other definitions of Opt and Select

  1. Opt as a verb (intransitive):

    To choose; select.

    Examples:

    "He opted not to go."

    "She opted for the salad rather than the steak."

  1. Select as an adjective:

    Privileged, specially selected.

    Examples:

    "Only a select few were allowed into the premiere."

  2. Select as an adjective:

    Of high quality; top-notch.

    Examples:

    "This is a select cut of beef."

  1. Select as a verb:

    To choose one or more elements of a set, especially a set of options.

    Examples:

    "He looked over the menu, and selected the roast beef."

    "The program computes all the students' grades, then selects a random sample for human verification."

  2. Select as a verb (databases):

    To obtain a set of data from a database using a query.

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