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checkbox

checkbox

6 3.1
A small box on a screen or form that you mark to choose something
  • noun
  • /ˈtʃɛkˌbɒks/
  • Texting
: casilla de verificación
  • The online survey required me to select a checkbox for my preferred contact method.

Go through every single ethnicity, gender, sexuality and remake all the stories with characters that fit every single checkbox?

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Examples

  • You can also toggle complete sections of fields by selecting or clearing the checkbox for the section name above each section.

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  • Each time you click a checkbox, an Ajax call is made to refresh the summary shown on the right.

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  • We have also added an additional class to the second checkbox input field and the submit button.

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  • Perhaps not completely automatic, but a default choice in a checkbox or something.

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  • When the Add Search Provider window appears, click the Make this my default search provider checkbox and click Add.

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  • In this panel, you will see a checkbox for "USB Debugging."

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  • To control this feature, a new checkbox is being added to the Greasemonkey Options dialog.

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  • And just tried to enable the searchable functionality but cannot find the checkbox in the customize tab.

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  • To sign up for the newsletter, make sure to check the checkbox at the bottom of the form.

  • In the settings menu, you can find a checkbox that allows you to enable notifications.

Synonyms

box
vscheckbox
158 1.0

A rectangular outline drawn to enclose or highlight information

is an interactive control used to select or clear a choice

Surface Forms

checkbox singular
checkboxes plural

Morphology

checkbox = check + box (transparent) = check + box

The meaning is directly the combination of 'check' (mark/select) + 'box' (small square/container), which is immediately understandable to learners.

Etymology

Checkbox is made of check 'to mark or agree' and box 'a small square'. Think of putting a check in a little box to show a 'choice' or that you agree, which is exactly what a checkbox does on a form or screen.