marquee

Meanings

Noun

• A large tent with open sides, used for outdoors entertainment.
• A projecting canopy over an entrance, especially one with a sign that displays the name of the establishment or other information of it.
• Lights that turn on and off in sequence, or scrolling text, as these are common elements on a marquee.
• A banner on a web page displaying text that scrolls horizontally.
• In graphical editing software, a special selection tool, used to highlight a portion of an image.

Adjective

• Most famous; preeminent.

Verb

• To select (an object or region) with the marquee selection tool.

Origin

• From marquise, from French marquise. Ultimately from same root as march, margin.