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About box

About box noun: a window displaying information about an application, such as its version number and copyright or other licence.

Noun

About box (plural About boxes)

  1. A window displaying information about an application, such as its version number and copyright or other licence.

Forms of About box

pluralAbout boxes

Origin of About box

So called because traditionally accessed through a menu item labelled Help > About this program or similar.

Questions about About box

What does About box mean?
About box means a window displaying information about an application, such as its version number and copyright or other licence.
What part of speech is About box?
About box is a noun.
What is the plural of About box?
The plural of About box is About boxes.

Words near About box in the dictionary

  1. abounds
  2. abounds in
  3. abounds in one's own sense
  4. abounds with
  5. about
  6. About box
  7. About boxes
  8. about east
  9. about face
  10. about faced
  11. about faces

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