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Contextual Menu

A menu that appears only in relevant situations, showing only the options that make sense for the current context rather than all possible actions.

In games, this means

Right-clicking on an inventory item should show 'Equip', 'Drop', 'Inspect', not 'Buy', 'Craft', or 'Quest Info' when those are irrelevant. Context-sensitivity reduces clutter and speeds decision-making.

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