In plain English
It refers to rows that have been actively marked for attention right now. The important idea is current selection status, not just rows that exist or are visible. There must be at least one such marked row.
In context
Here, it reports the rows that are currently marked in the software as the current selection for bulk actions.
- Situation
- Using dashboards, tables, filters, sorting, views, and bulk controls
- What it communicates
- reports the rows currently marked for bulk actions
Meaning limits
This status does not by itself say what action, if any, will be applied to the marked rows.
Examples
“The selected items are the four rows with check marks, not all the rows on the screen.”
“The update applies only to the selected items.”