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
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Opt as a verb (intransitive):
To choose; select.
Examples:
"He opted not to go."
"She opted for the salad rather than the steak."
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Select as an adjective:
Privileged, specially selected.
Examples:
"Only a select few were allowed into the premiere."
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Select as an adjective:
Of high quality; top-notch.
Examples:
"This is a select cut of beef."
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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."
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Select as a verb (databases):
To obtain a set of data from a database using a query.