downselect

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Verb 1.2.1 See also

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From down + select

[edit] Verb

to downselect (third-person singular simple present downselects, present participle downselecting, simple past and past participle downselected)

1. to narrow the the field of choices, esp., to choose a supplier from candidates under consideration

   We need to check with Quality Assurance before we downselect the test equipment vendor.

[edit] See also

• shortlist