Cotton Futures Is 'short Sale' A Term For Stocks Or Futures?

Is 'short sale' a term for stocks or futures? - cotton futures

Set Google defines it as "business assets OT or products that you sell in anticipation of lower prices, a" short sale "," short cotton. "You mean to when I dropped the prices of stocks or futures, I now think of what to sell and buy again in the future when prices are lower, too.