In plain English
It lets someone decide which fields remain visible in a row-and-column display. Its purpose is to choose the set of columns that appear in a table or list.
In context
Here, “column chooser” indicates that this popup is the tool for selecting which columns are shown in the table.
- Situation
- Using dashboards, tables, filters, sorting, views, and bulk controls
- What it communicates
- labels a popup for choosing displayed table columns
Meaning limits
The term alone does not say how the selection is made or which columns are available.
Examples
“She used the column chooser to hide the price column in the list.”
“When the column chooser popped up over the table, they decided which fields to keep visible.”