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fieldset

fieldset noun: a group of related user interface controls that make up one portion of a form.

Noun

fieldset (plural fieldsets)

  1. (Internet) A group of related user interface controls that make up one portion of a form.
    • Paragraphs, lists, and fieldsets are all sorted out with CSS.2006, Simon Collison, Beginning CSS web development: from novice to professional, page 308
    • Use fieldsets to define multiple fields into logical groups within the form.2009, Sue Jenkins, Richard Wagner, Dreamweaver CS4 All-in-One For Dummies

Forms of fieldset

pluralfieldsets

Origin of fieldset

From field + set, the name of an HTML element.

Questions about fieldset

What does fieldset mean?
Fieldset means a group of related user interface controls that make up one portion of a form.
What part of speech is fieldset?
Fieldset is a noun.
What is the plural of fieldset?
The plural of fieldset is fieldsets.

Words near fieldset in the dictionary

  1. fields out
  2. fields up
  3. fieldscale
  4. fieldscape
  5. fieldscapes
  6. fieldset
  7. fieldsets
  8. fieldsful
  9. fieldshift
  10. fieldshifts
  11. Fieldsian

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