"text box" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: text boxes [plural]
Etymology: text + box Head templates: {{en-noun}} text box (plural text boxes)
  1. (typography) A block of printed text contained within borders that is intended to be read separately from the major text of the page. Categories (topical): Typography Synonyms: sidebox, sidebar, input field, textbox Hypernyms: box Translations (box containing text): kader [neuter] (Dutch), tekstvak [neuter] (Dutch), encadré [masculine] (French), Kasten [masculine] (German), Textbox [feminine] (German)
    Sense id: en-text_box-en-noun-cYxFYcVg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Topics: media, publishing, typography Disambiguation of 'box containing text': 84 16
  2. (computing, graphical user interface) A rectangular widget that accepts textual input on an interactive electronic display. Categories (topical): Computing, Graphical user interface Translations (widget that accepts textual input): 文本框 (wénběn kuāng) (Chinese Mandarin), 文字盒 (wénzì hé) (Chinese Mandarin), 文字域 (wénzì yù) (Chinese Mandarin), tekstikenttä (Finnish), zone de saisie [feminine] (French), champ de saisie [masculine] (French), case [feminine] (French), Textfeld [neuter] (German), casella [feminine] (Italian), riquadro [masculine] (Italian), テキストボックス (tekisuto bokkusu) (Japanese), мәтін жолағы (mätın jolağy) (Kazakh), 입력창 (imnyeokchang) (alt: 入力窓) (Korean), поле за текст (pole za tekst) [neuter] (Macedonian), pole tekstowe [neuter] (Polish), caixa de texto [feminine] (Portuguese), те́кстовое по́ле (tékstovoje póle) [neuter] (Russian), casilla [feminine] (Spanish), khung chữ (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-text_box-en-noun-k-OxtU5Q Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 52 Topics: computing, engineering, graphical-user-interface, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'widget that accepts textual input': 5 95

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