checkbox

UK/ˈtʃɛkbɒks/US/ˈt͡ʃɛkbɑks/

nounB1Very rare — outside the 30,000 commonest English words, so you will meet it in writing rather than in speechToo rare in one of the two pools to compare — fewer than 20 uses in speech or in writing

Other forms: checkboxes

A checkbox is a small square you click to switch an option on. Tick the checkbox, an unchecked checkbox, a row of checkboxes.

It differs from a radio button, since checkboxes allow any number of choices and radio buttons only one. Britain says tick box as readily, and calling something a box-ticking exercise comes from exactly this.

Definitions of checkbox

1nouncheckboxA small square you click to switch an option on.B1
“Click the checkbox if you want to receive our newsletter.”

checkbox is a control.

Where it comes from

Check plus box, from the American check meaning a mark of confirmation.

From check + box.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

Practised in Computing & Code

Practise this word

checkbox in the wild

A caption describing the meaning of the checkbox is normally shown adjacent to the checkbox.
Checkbox
Often, a series of checkboxes is presented, each with a binary choice between two options.
Checkbox
Printed forms, printed documents, and computer software (see checkbox) commonly include squares in which to place check marks.
Check mark
Other than the checkbox, the SEC indicates there is no difference in substance between the two forms.
Form 10-K405
In computer interface design, to unclick is to deselect a specific preference, typically by tapping a selected checkbox with a finger or cursor.
Unclick

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From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. These sentences were written by other people about their own subjects; they are here to show the word at work, not as anybody’s opinion.

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