checkbox

See also: Checkbox and check box

English
a tax form; note the three checkboxes (sense 1) for item 13
checkboxes (sense 2) on a Web page

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Etymology

check +‎ box

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈtʃɛkbɒks/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɛkbɑks/

Noun

checkbox (plural checkboxes)

  1. A space on a paper form that can be optionally filled with a check mark.
    Hypernym: box
  2. (graphical user interface) An on-screen box that can be optionally filled with a check mark, to enable or disable a setting.
    Synonym: tick box

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