combo box

[ˈkɒmbəʊ bɒks]

noun

A widget that is a combination of a dropdown list or list box and a single-line textbox, allowing the user either to type a value directly into the control or choose from the list of existing options.

Meanings

nouncombo box (plural combo boxes)

plural combo boxes · alternative combobox

  1. computingA widget that is a combination of a dropdown list or list box and a single-line textbox, allowing the user either to type a value directly into the control or choose from the list of existing options.

Translations

Bulgarian комбинирано поле
  • комбинирано полеGUI widget
Chinese Mandarin 組合框 /组合框
  • 組合框 /组合框 (zǔhé kuāng)GUI widget
Finnish yhdistelmäruutu
  • yhdistelmäruutuGUI widget
French boîte combinée
  • boîte combinéeGUI widget
German Combobox, Kombinationsfeld
  • ComboboxGUI widget
  • KombinationsfeldGUI widget
Japanese コンボボックス
  • コンボボックス (konbo bokkusu)GUI widget
Korean 콤보 상자
  • 콤보 상자 (kombo sangja)GUI widget
Polish pole wyboru
  • pole wyboruGUI widget
Portuguese caixa de combinação
  • caixa de combinaçãoGUI widget
Russian по́ле со спи́ском
  • по́ле со спи́ском (póle so spískom)GUI widget
Swedish kombinationsfält
  • kombinationsfältGUI widget
Turkish bileşik kutu, bileşim kutusu
  • bileşik kutuGUI widget
  • bileşim kutusuGUI widget
  • karma kutuGUI widget
Cite this entry
APA

combo box. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/combo%20box

MLA

“combo box.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/combo%20box. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “combo box,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/combo%20box.

Source: combo box on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.