tick box
noun[C]
UKuk/ˈtɪk ˌbɒks/us/ˈtɪk ˌbɑːks/(also mainlyUScheck box)asmallsquareon apaperformwhere you can put atickto show that youwantsomething or that something iscorrector has beendealtwith:
勾选框Theformis inplainEnglishand ismainlyfilledin withtickboxes, with onecopygoing to eachparty.表格用的是简单的英文,主要用勾选框填写,每个参与方派发一份。
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asmallsquareon acomputerscreenthat youclickon to show achoice, to make thecomputerperformaparticularaction, etc.:
Thecompanychangeditsprivacypolicybyaddingthree newtickboxestouserprofiles, two of which ("sharemyemailaddress" and "sharemy otherregistrationinformation") came pre-ticked.
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- Surelyeducationcan't bedefinedbytickboxes?
- Universities havereportedapplicationsfromcareleavers more thandoublingsince Ucasintroduceditstickbox.
- Atickboxletsyou make thatchoiceforfuturefilestoo.
Official documents
- accounts
- affidavit
- aleatory
- annal
- apostille
- certify
- driving licence
- filing
- free pass
- get-out clause
- Green Paper
- Hansard
- prenuptial agreement
- proceedings
- pt
- PTO
- recertification
- recertify
- renewable
- warrant
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