Phrase guide

combo box

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • [ˈkɒmbəʊ bɒks]

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noun

Meaning 1

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.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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

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Across languages

Translations

15 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: комбинирано поле — GUI widget
  • Chinese Mandarin: 組合框 /组合框 (zǔhé kuāng) — GUI widget
  • Finnish: yhdistelmäruutu — GUI widget
  • French: boîte combinée — GUI widget
  • German: Combobox — GUI widget
  • German: Kombinationsfeld — GUI widget
  • Japanese: コンボボックス (konbo bokkusu) — GUI widget
  • Korean: 콤보 상자 (kombo sangja) — GUI widget
  • Polish: pole wyboru — GUI widget
  • Portuguese: caixa de combinação — GUI widget
  • Russian: по́ле со спи́ском (póle so spískom) — GUI widget
  • Swedish: kombinationsfält — GUI widget
  • Turkish: bileşik kutu — GUI widget
  • Turkish: bileşim kutusu — GUI widget
  • Turkish: karma kutu — GUI widget