checkbox

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See also: Checkbox and check box

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

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check +‎ box

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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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