"zoom box" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: zoom boxes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} zoom box (plural zoom boxes)
  1. (computing, graphical user interface) A clickable box that maximizes a window to fill the screen or (clicked a second time) restores the window to its previous size and position. Categories (topical): Computing, Graphical user interface

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for zoom box meaning in English (2.0kB)

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