"check box" meaning in English

See check box in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: check boxes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} check box (plural check boxes)
  1. (graphical user interface) Alternative form of checkbox Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: checkbox Categories (topical): Graphical user interface

Inflected forms

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