Meanings
nouncheckbox (plural checkboxes)
plural checkboxes · alternative check box
- A space on a paper form that can be optionally filled with a check mark.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAn on-screen box that can be optionally filled with a check mark, to enable or disable a setting.
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Translations
Catalan casella de selecció, casella de selecció
- casella de seleccióplace on a form that can be checked
- casella de selecciógraphical user interface: feature that can be marked
Chinese Mandarin 複選框 /复选框
- 複選框 /复选框 (fùxuǎnkuāng)place on a form that can be checked
Czech zaškrtávací pole
- zaškrtávací polegraphical user interface: feature that can be marked
Dutch aankruisvak, aanvinkvak
- aankruisvakplace on a form that can be checked
- aanvinkvakplace on a form that can be checked
- selectievakjegraphical user interface: feature that can be marked
Esperanto markobutono
- markobutonographical user interface: feature that can be marked
Finnish ruutu, valintaruutu
- ruutuplace on a form that can be checked
- valintaruutuplace on a form that can be checked
- valintaruutugraphical user interface: feature that can be marked
French case à cocher, case à cocher
- case à cocherplace on a form that can be checked
- case à cochergraphical user interface: feature that can be marked
German Kästchen, Ankreuzkästchen
- Kästchenplace on a form that can be checked
- Ankreuzkästchenplace on a form that can be checked
- Antwortkästchenplace on a form that can be checked
- Auswahlkästchenplace on a form that can be checked
- Kontrollkästchenplace on a form that can be checked
- Checkboxgraphical user interface: feature that can be marked
- Auswahlkästchengraphical user interface: feature that can be marked
Hungarian jelölőnégyzet
- jelölőnégyzetplace on a form that can be checked
Icelandic gátreitur, merkireitur
- gátreiturplace on a form that can be checked
- merkireiturplace on a form that can be checked
- gátreiturgraphical user interface: feature that can be marked
- merkireiturgraphical user interface: feature that can be marked
Italian casella di spunta
- casella di spuntaplace on a form that can be checked
Japanese チェックボックス
- チェックボックス (chekkubokkusu)place on a form that can be checked
Korean 체크 상자, 체크 박스
- 체크 상자 (chekeu sangja)place on a form that can be checked
- 체크 박스 (chekeu bakseu)place on a form that can be checked
Polish pole wyboru, przycisk wyboru
- pole wyboruplace on a form that can be checked
- przycisk wyborugraphical user interface: feature that can be marked
Portuguese caixa de verificação, caixa de seleção
- caixa de verificaçãographical user interface: feature that can be marked
- caixa de seleçãographical user interface: feature that can be marked
- caixa de vistographical user interface: feature that can be marked
Russian флажо́к, чек-бо́кс
- флажо́к (flažók)place on a form that can be checked
- чек-бо́кс (ček-bóks)place on a form that can be checked
- га́лочка (gáločka)place on a form that can be checked
- флажо́к (flažók)graphical user interface: feature that can be marked
- чекбо́кс (čekbóks)graphical user interface: feature that can be marked
- га́лочка (gáločka)graphical user interface: feature that can be marked
- переключа́тель (pereključátelʹ)graphical user interface: feature that can be marked
Spanish casilla de selección, casilla de verificación
- casilla de seleccióngraphical user interface: feature that can be marked
- casilla de verificacióngraphical user interface: feature that can be marked
Swedish kryssruta
- kryssrutagraphical user interface: feature that can be marked
Tamil தேர்வுப் பெட்டி
- தேர்வுப் பெட்டி (tērvup peṭṭi)place on a form that can be checked
Turkish işaret kutusu, onay kutusu
- işaret kutusuplace on a form that can be checked
- onay kutusuplace on a form that can be checked
- seçme kutusugraphical user interface: feature that can be marked
Cite this entry
APA
checkbox. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/checkbox
MLA
“checkbox.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/checkbox. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “checkbox,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/checkbox.
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