text box
text box noun: a block of printed text contained within borders that is intended to be read separately from the major text of the page.
Noun
text box (plural text boxes)
- A block of printed text contained within borders that is intended to be read separately from the major text of the page.
- The graphic design of secondary schoolbooks, which includes many text boxes, captions, labelled diagrams, thought bubbles, etc., introduced a certain level of noise into the scanning and OCR[.]2018, Clarence Green, James Lambert, “Position vectors, homologous chromosomes and gamma rays: Promoting disciplinary literacy through Secondary Phrase Lists”, in English for Specific Purposes, →DOI...
- A rectangular widget that accepts textual input on an interactive electronic display.
- Synonyms:
- input field
text box meaning in Tamil and Vietnamese
text box in Tamil
- உரைப் பெட்டி
text box in Vietnamese
- widget that accepts textual input
- khung chữ
Synonyms of text box
Forms of text box
| plural | text boxes |
|---|---|
| alternative form | textbox |
Origin of text box
From text + box.
Questions about text box
- What does text box mean?
- Text box means a block of printed text contained within borders that is intended to be read separately from the major text of the page.
- What is text box in Tamil?
- Text box in Tamil is உரைப் பெட்டி. See Text box meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is text box?
- Text box is a noun.
- What is the plural of text box?
- The plural of text box is text boxes.
Words near text box in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: text box (page history and authors); text box (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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