checkbox

See also: check box

English

a tax form; note the three checkboxes for item 13

checkboxes on a Web page

Alternative forms

check box

Etymology

check +‎ box

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈtʃɛkbɒks/
(US) IPA^(key): /ˈtʃɛkbɑks/

Noun

checkbox (plural checkboxes)

A space on a paper form that can be optionally filled with a check mark.
(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

Hypernyms

box

Derived terms

checkbox compliance

Translations

A place on a form that can be checked or not

Chinese:
Mandarin: 複選框 (zh), 复选框 (zh) (fùxuǎnkuāng)
French: case à cocher (fr) f
German: Kontrollkästchen (de) n
Icelandic: gátreitur m, merkireitur m

Italian: casella di spunta f
Japanese: チェックボックス (chekkubokkusu)
Russian: флажо́к (ru) m (flažók), чек-бо́кс m (ček-bóks), га́лочка (ru) f (gáločka)
Turkish: işaret kutusu, onay kutusu

(graphical user interface): a feature on a webpage that can be marked or not

Czech: zaškrtávací pole n
Dutch: selectievakje (nl) n
Faroese: avkrossingarteigur m
French: case à cocher (fr) f
German: Kontrollbox f

Icelandic: gátreitur m, merkireitur m
Russian: флажо́к (ru) m (flažók), чекбо́кс (ru) m (čekbóks), га́лочка (ru) f (gáločka), переключа́тель (ru) m (pereključátelʹ)
Swedish: kryssruta c
Turkish: seçme kutusu

See also

Further reading

checkbox on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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