"userbox" meaning in All languages combined

See userbox on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: userboxes [plural]
Etymology: Compound of user + box. Etymology templates: {{com|en|user|box}} user + box Head templates: {{en-noun|+}} userbox (plural userboxes)
  1. (Wikimedia jargon) A simple, standardised box placed on a webpage to indicate the user's proficiencies or preferences. Categories (topical): Wiki
    Sense id: en-userbox-en-noun-q07Lk3vT
  2. (Internet) A graphic modelled after this, shared on various social media websites. Tags: Internet Categories (topical): Internet
    Sense id: en-userbox-en-noun-VQ6A82DZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 44 56

Inflected forms

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