what does select statement mean in Kconfig file?

Hi,
for example, what does the select statement mean?

config SERIAL_SH_SCI_CONSOLE
       bool "Support for console on SH SCI(F)"
       depends on SERIAL_SH_SCI=y
       select SERIAL_CORE_CONSOLE

Thanks
Jason Xiao
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