Definitions

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  • noun A place on a form that can be checked or not.
  • noun graphical user interface A feature on a UI element such as a webpage that can be marked or not to indicate whether it is selected.

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Examples

  • # A single checkbox: my $checkbox = HTML:: Field-new ( 'Checkbox', name = 'Additional', option = 'Strawberry', default = 1, read_only_tags = {true = 'X', false = 'o'});

    Softpedia - Windows - All 2010

  • If you have selected "Hindi" in the "languages i speak" field in your orkut profile, you'll see the "Type in Hindi" checkbox on the scrap pages.

    By the pricking of our thumbs... 2007

  • If you have selected "Hindi" in the "languages i speak" field in your orkut profile, you'll see the "Type in Hindi" checkbox on the scrap pages.

    Archive 2007-10-01 2007

  • Make sure that the ‘Disable Remote Control …’ checkbox is * unchecked* under Apple - System Preferences - Security (it’s at the bottom)

    How to pair your Apple Remote with your iMac/Macbook/Macbook Pro? « oneduasan 2007

  • Too often, I see analyses of candidates that operate through what I'd call a checkbox paradigm, tallying up individual candidates' strengths and weaknesses but not thinking deeply about how they will compete with one another for votes.

    NYT > Home Page By NATE SILVER 2011

  • One way is to uncheck the "Show only released revisions" checkbox, which is not very good for security reason.

    All Discussion Groups: Message List - root 2010

  • One way is to uncheck the "Show only released revisions" checkbox, which is not very good for security reason.

    All Discussion Groups: Message List - root 2010

  • First, create two divs, one with the link and the other with the checkbox, which is hidden by default.

    RIA Journal 2010

  • One way is to uncheck the "Show only released revisions" checkbox, which is not very good for security reason.

    All Discussion Groups: Message List - root 2010

  • --- Whole word checkbox (faster than using a regular expression) - Compact window toolbar with useful tools

    VersionTracker: Mac OS X 2009

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