text box
- noun
- Specialized
- Scrolling text areas are suitable for essays, and text boxes are practical for fill-in-the-blank questions.
- text box information
Click on properties and enter the IP address in the IP or Host name text box.
- Click on properties and enter the IP address in the IP or Host name text box.
Examples
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The total number of words read correctly was automatically calculated and displayed in a text box to the right of the treatment story.
Academic text (2014) -
Add the same words you used in the TITLE to the ALTERNATE TEXT box below it.
Blog text (2) -
From there, type the following two words into the text box: 'Coming Soon'.
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As for adding pictures, there is a link right under the text box you type your message in.
Blog text (25) -
The first year, we taught our students to place each paragraph and each photo in its own text box.
Academic text (2013) -
As you know, many textbooks include text boxes like the one shown in Figure 1.
Academic text (2008) -
So, enter 36 pixels in the Weight text box.
Academic text (2000) -
I currently have a userform with four text boxes; these are populated with the data from a worksheet.
Blog text (32) -
The Keywords text box allows you to assign keywords to all of the images in the shoot.
Academic text (2010) -
To apply keywords, simply enter them in the text box, separated by commas.
Synonyms
A rectangular outline drawn to enclose or highlight information
A box on a computer screen where you can type several lines of text
A small text box where you type a question or instruction for an AI assistant
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'an area on a screen or in a document where you can enter or display text' is directly and compositionally derived from 'text' (written content) + 'box' (an enclosed area or container). This simple noun+noun compound follows common cross-linguistic and UI naming conventions, so a B1 learner who knows both words will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
The phrase text box comes from the simple picture of a small box on a page or screen where you put text. So it means 'an area on a screen or in a document where you can enter or display text'.