Dictionary

text box en · NOUN

Etymology

From text + box.

Meanings

1. 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, page 4:
2. A rectangular widget that accepts textual input on an interactive electronic display.

Forms

Hypernyms

box

Synonyms

sidebox · sidebar · input field

Translations (25)

fi tekstikenttä (widget that accepts textual input) · ja テキストボックス (widget that accepts textual input) · es casilla (widget that accepts textual input) · fr encadré (box containing text) · de Kasten (box containing text) · cmn 文字盒 (widget that accepts textual input) · vi khung chữ (widget that accepts textual input) · cmn 文本框 (widget that accepts textual input) · fr zone de saisie (widget that accepts textual input) · fr case (widget that accepts textual input) · it casella (widget that accepts textual input) · ru те́кстовое по́ле (widget that accepts textual input) · nl tekstvak (box containing text) · cmn 文字域 (widget that accepts textual input) · el πλαίσιο κειμένου (widget that accepts textual input) · fr champ de saisie (widget that accepts textual input) · nl kader (box containing text) · de Textbox (box containing text) · ko 입력창 (widget that accepts textual input) · de Textfeld (widget that accepts textual input) · kk мәтін жолағы (widget that accepts textual input) · mk поле за текст (widget that accepts textual input) · pl pole tekstowe (widget that accepts textual input) · it riquadro (widget that accepts textual input) · pt caixa de texto (widget that accepts textual input)