tick box
noun [ C ] UK uk/ˈtɪk ˌbɒks/ us/ˈtɪk ˌbɑːks/ (also mainly US check box)
勾选框
a small square on a paper form where you can put a tick to show that you want something or that something is correct or has been dealt with
The form is in plain English and is mainly filled in with tick boxes, with one copy going to each party. 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。
(电脑屏幕上的)勾选框
a small square on a computer screen that you click on to show a choice, to make the computer perform a particular action, etc.
The company changed its privacy policy by adding three new tick boxes to user profiles, two of which ("share my email address" and "share my other registration information") came pre-ticked. 该公司修改了隐私政策,在用户档案中增加了三个新的勾选框,其中两个(“分享我的电子邮件地址”和“分享我的其他注册信息”)是预先勾选的。
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- Surely education can't be defined by tick boxes?
- Universities have reported applications from care leavers more than doubling since Ucas introduced its tick box.
- A tick box lets you make that choice for future files too.