The <select> element in HTML forms is used to create a dropdown menu, also known as a select box or dropdown list. Its primary purpose is to allow users to choose one or more options from a list of predefined choices. The <select> element is commonly used in forms to provide users with a menu of selectable items.The name attribute is needed to reference the form data after the form is submitted (if you omit the name attribute, no data from the drop-down list will be submitted).