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checkbox

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

  • UK: /ˈtʃɛkbɒks/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • US: /ˈt͡ʃɛkbɑks/

1

noun

Meaning 1

A space on a paper form that can be optionally filled with a check mark.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: box

2

noun

Meaning 2

An on-screen box that can be optionally filled with a check mark, to enable or disable a setting.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computing, engineering, graphical-user-interface, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: tick box

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From check + box.

Across languages

Translations

49 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: casella de selecció — place on a form that can be checked
  • Chinese Mandarin: 複選框 /复选框 (fùxuǎnkuāng) — place on a form that can be checked
  • Dutch: aankruisvak — place on a form that can be checked
  • Dutch: aanvinkvak — place on a form that can be checked
  • Finnish: ruutu — place on a form that can be checked
  • Finnish: valintaruutu — place on a form that can be checked
  • French: case à cocher — place on a form that can be checked
  • German: Kästchen — place on a form that can be checked
  • German: Ankreuzkästchen — place on a form that can be checked
  • German: Antwortkästchen — place on a form that can be checked
  • German: Auswahlkästchen — place on a form that can be checked
  • German: Kontrollkästchen — place on a form that can be checked
  • Hungarian: jelölőnégyzet — place on a form that can be checked
  • Icelandic: gátreitur — place on a form that can be checked
  • Icelandic: merkireitur — place on a form that can be checked
  • Italian: casella di spunta — place on a form that can be checked
  • Japanese: チェックボックス (chekkubokkusu) — place on a form that can be checked
  • Korean: 체크 상자 (chekeu sangja) — place on a form that can be checked
  • Korean: 체크 박스 (chekeu bakseu) — place on a form that can be checked
  • Polish: pole wyboru — place on a form that can be checked
  • Russian: флажо́к (flažók) — place on a form that can be checked
  • Russian: чек-бо́кс (ček-bóks) — place on a form that can be checked
  • Russian: га́лочка (gáločka) — place on a form that can be checked
  • Tamil: தேர்வுப் பெட்டி (tērvup peṭṭi) — place on a form that can be checked
  • Turkish: işaret kutusu — place on a form that can be checked
  • Turkish: onay kutusu — place on a form that can be checked
  • Catalan: casella de selecció — graphical user interface: feature that can be marked
  • Czech: zaškrtávací pole — graphical user interface: feature that can be marked
  • Dutch: selectievakje — graphical user interface: feature that can be marked
  • Esperanto: markobutono — graphical user interface: feature that can be marked
  • Faroese: avkrossingarteigur — graphical user interface: feature that can be marked
  • Finnish: valintaruutu — graphical user interface: feature that can be marked
  • French: case à cocher — graphical user interface: feature that can be marked
  • German: Checkbox — graphical user interface: feature that can be marked
  • German: Auswahlkästchen — graphical user interface: feature that can be marked
  • Icelandic: gátreitur — graphical user interface: feature that can be marked
  • Icelandic: merkireitur — graphical user interface: feature that can be marked
  • Polish: przycisk wyboru — graphical user interface: feature that can be marked
  • Portuguese: caixa de verificação — graphical user interface: feature that can be marked
  • Portuguese: caixa de seleção — graphical user interface: feature that can be marked
  • Portuguese: caixa de visto — graphical user interface: feature that can be marked
  • Russian: флажо́к (flažók) — graphical user interface: feature that can be marked
  • Russian: чекбо́кс (čekbóks) — graphical user interface: feature that can be marked
  • Russian: га́лочка (gáločka) — graphical user interface: feature that can be marked
  • Russian: переключа́тель (pereključátelʹ) — graphical user interface: feature that can be marked
  • Spanish: casilla de selección — graphical user interface: feature that can be marked
  • Spanish: casilla de verificación — graphical user interface: feature that can be marked
  • Swedish: kryssruta — graphical user interface: feature that can be marked
  • Turkish: seçme kutusu — graphical user interface: feature that can be marked