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checklist

checklist

65 1.8
A list of things to check before doing something
  • noun
  • /ˈtʃɛkˌlɪst/
translation icon : lista de verificación
  • The pilot completed the safety checklist before takeoff to ensure everything was in order.
  • use a checklist
  • complete a checklist
  • a behavioral checklist

Ask her to follow a checklist exactly.

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Examples

  • She used a checklist to keep track of all the tasks she needed to accomplish for the project.

  • The 15 skill areas that are covered on the SOME checklist are described in Table 1.

    Academic text (1990)
  • Ask her to follow a checklist exactly.

  • And you should be keeping this checklist for the rest of your life.

  • We had to follow the checklist and do what it said.

  • This blood test checklist is available on our website.

  • I made a checklist of everything we need to do.

  • Can you find the landing checklist?

  • Students can be encouraged to use checklists to monitor their own work.

    Academic text (1990)
  • Casey worked his way through the checklist deliberately; he could not allow himself to rush.

    Fiction book (1994)

Synonyms

laundry list
vschecklist
  • Informal
19 4.3

A long written set of things or tasks, often boring

is a simple list of items or tasks without implying great length
checkoff
vschecklist
  • US
1 4.2

A list of items marked when they are done or paid

is a general list kept for consulting or referring rather than for marking items done

How Complete

checklist
65 1.8
to-do
  • Jargon
63 3.6
note
1.0

Surface Forms

checklist singular
checklists plural

Morphology

checklist = check + list (transparent) = check + list

The meaning is directly derived from the clear combination of 'check' and 'list': a list used for checking items.

Etymology

Checklist is simply the words check + list put together: a list is a series of items and to check means to 'mark' or 'tick' something when it is done. So a checklist is a list you 'check' off to make sure you do everything.