check box

American  

[chek boks] / ˈtʃɛk ˌbɒks /

Sometimes check-box or checkbox

noun

1. an outline of a square on a paper or digital form that can be marked to indicate that the person marking it chooses or agrees with a certain statement, answer, etc..

   Put an X in the check box beside the sentence that best describes your experience.

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Etymology

Origin of check box

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

"It's a check box for them to tick, like just with the training, it's something on a to-do list and they think they'll do it and it'll go away, but it just won't happen."

From BBC

“I didn’t want you guys to check box scores and wonder why he wasn’t in Tacoma today or tomorrow,” Hollander said.

From Seattle Times

Once Meta adds a check box to extend ads to Threads, ad buyers will check it.

From Slate

When Zuckerberg inevitably adds the Threads check box to Meta’s ad platform, it’ll be ominous for Twitter’s flailing ad business.

From Slate

Last week, the LA district Board of Education voted to support the inclusion of an Armenian check box on the U.S.

From Seattle Times