databox

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noun

A sidebox within a book or article, containing illustrative data.

Scrabble 17

Meanings

noundatabox (plural databoxes)

plural databoxes

  1. A sidebox within a book or article, containing illustrative data.

    There is also a 'databox' of key economic statistics and a list of government ministers.

    1991, Helen Cordell, Laos
    2 more examples

    Arranged by country, these articles are accompanied by databoxes and the listings themselves.

    2001, Cable and satellite yearbook

    Storytelling helps the audience visualize – it uses photos, video, infographs, databoxes, timelines, slideshows, […]

    2011, Tony Silvia, Terry Anzur, Power Performance, page 50

Origin

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APA

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MLA

“databox.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/databox. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “databox,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/databox.

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