In plain English
It names a single possible variant of a product's characteristics. Each one is an available choice within a feature the product can differ by, such as size, colour, or style.
In context
Here, it means one of the available choices within the product attribute that the chooser asks you to select.
- Situation
- Browsing product availability, variants, stock, condition, and seller information
- What it communicates
- labels a chooser for one of the product's selectable attributes.
Meaning limits
The term by itself does not identify which attribute is involved or list the choices for a particular product.
Examples
“For the armchair, the leather option looked smarter than the suede one.”
“She asked which option I wanted for the chair's fabric.”