Used in a Sentence

checkbox

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for checkbox.

Editorial note

The thing is that not every job will pay for every checkbox, but if you find one that does you maximize your value.

Examples15
Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

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

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of checkbox gathered in one view.

noun

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

noun

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

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for checkbox.

noun

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

noun

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

Example sentences

1

The thing is that not every job will pay for every checkbox, but if you find one that does you maximize your value.

2

This post describes a checkbox to hide or show the list on your profile page.

3

That means you could sell them a checkbox to help them out.

4

And it's only a checkbox away for it to be shared almost publicly (some people have thousands of contacts!).

5

Not to detract from this business, but couldn't this just as easily be a checkbox on Dropbox?

6

We're fixing it so checkbox label is also clickable and will be pushing out the change shortly.

7

This is so often needed and a classic checkbox is not sufficient from UI perspective.

8

Any idea why the auto retrieve mms checkbox would be checked and disabled so I can't uncheck it?

9

I'm trying to turn this option off, but the entire control panel freezes when I click the relevant checkbox.

10

The closest thing they do is suggest autocompletions for searches/URLs you type in the URL, which is a straightforwardly-explained checkbox in Chrome's privacy settings.

11

I've never understood how people can truly believe that by checking (or unchecking) a checkbox their privacy will be fully protected.

12

An example would be multiple gestures for the same widget, which can be confusing, like a checkbox, switch or slider, etc.

Quote examples

1

The first thing i noticed was the checkbox label "Prevent duplicate votes?" was not clickable.

2

Nobody can come up with anything people can agree on so "make it a checkbox so the user can decide" becomes the solution.) Unsolicited sound is a horrible idea on any platform, it's a good thing that iOS only allows it when there's a touch event somewhere in the call stack.

3

When I last played WoW there was a rather visible checkbox in the updater that said something like "Disable peer-to-peer transfers", and fairly importantly the updater never actually seeded the torrent; you only uploaded while you were actively downloading the patch, which stopped it from using a bunch of bandwidth at unexpected times.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use checkbox in a sentence?

The thing is that not every job will pay for every checkbox, but if you find one that does you maximize your value.

What does checkbox mean?

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

What part of speech is checkbox?

checkbox is commonly used as noun.