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databox

databox noun: a sidebox within a book or article, containing illustrative data.

Noun

databox (plural databoxes)

  1. A sidebox within a book or article, containing illustrative data.
    • There is also a 'databox' of key economic statistics and a list of government ministers.1991, Helen Cordell, Laos
    • Arranged by country, these articles are accompanied by databoxes and the listings themselves.2001, Cable and satellite yearbook

Forms of databox

pluraldataboxes

Origin of databox

From data + box.

Questions about databox

What does databox mean?
Databox means a sidebox within a book or article, containing illustrative data.
What part of speech is databox?
Databox is a noun.
What is the plural of databox?
The plural of databox is databoxes.

Words near databox in the dictionary

  1. datableness
  2. datablock
  3. datablocks
  4. databook
  5. databooks
  6. databox
  7. databoxes
  8. databus
  9. databuses
  10. databusses
  11. datacast

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