checkbox
noun
check·box
ˈchek-ˌbäks 
variants
or check box
plural checkboxes or check boxes
: a small box (as in a checklist) in which to place a check mark (see check entry 2 sense 7) to make a selection, indicate completion of a task, etc.
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The form provides a checkbox to opt in, but not one to opt out.
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Dr. Céline Gounder, CBS News, 16 Mar. 2026
The search experience is becoming deeply personal in ways checkbox filters never could.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 2 Mar. 2026
Compared to my usual routine, recovery didn’t feel like a checkbox.
—Marisa McMillan, Outside, 29 Dec. 2025
Treating governance as a compliance checkbox leaves major gaps in how AI actually behaves in production.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 18 Dec. 2025
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Dr. Céline Gounder, CBS News, 16 Mar. 2026
The search experience is becoming deeply personal in ways checkbox filters never could.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 2 Mar. 2026
Compared to my usual routine, recovery didn’t feel like a checkbox.
—Marisa McMillan, Outside, 29 Dec. 2025
Treating governance as a compliance checkbox leaves major gaps in how AI actually behaves in production.
—Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 18 Dec. 2025
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“Checkbox.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/checkbox. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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