"tick box" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: tick boxes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} tick box (plural tick boxes)
  1. A small space on a form in which a tick or cross may be placed as a response. Synonyms: checkbox, ticky box, tickbox Hypernyms: box Related terms: ☐, box-ticking, tick all the boxes
    Sense id: en-tick_box-en-noun-KfRB~GaP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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