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.
Examples of checkbox in a Sentence
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For the first time, Hispanic or Latino is listed as one race/ethnicity category and people of Middle Eastern or North African descent will have their own checkbox under new race and ethnicity standards adopted by the Biden administration.
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Suzanne Gamboa, NBC News, 28 Mar. 2024
The checkbox should catch this, ensuring the death would be counted as maternal.
—Robin Fields, ProPublica, 5 Apr. 2024
Experts say that clarifying the purpose of the checkbox in a more direct way could help improve the quality of data collection.
—Deidre McPhillips, CNN, 13 Mar. 2024
This should not be lip service or a checkbox exercise, but continual, ongoing learning, encouraged by dedicated learning time.
—Jakub Lamik, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
The pregnancy checkbox included on death certificates in the US asks whether the person was pregnant or recently pregnant but does not address whether the pregnancy contributed to the death.
—Deidre McPhillips, CNN, 13 Mar. 2024
That last group includes a manual barrel and pincushion slider, along with a checkbox for Defringe.
—PCMAG, 5 Feb. 2024
Notably, California’s pregnancy checkbox remains to this day slightly out of sync with CDC guidelines for death certificates.
—Lyman R. Stone, National Review, 28 Jan. 2024
This should be a wake-up call for every agency across the country, do not rest until wellness is truly a priority, not a checkbox.
—Luke Barr, ABC News, 9 Nov. 2023
Suzanne Gamboa, NBC News, 28 Mar. 2024
The checkbox should catch this, ensuring the death would be counted as maternal.
—Robin Fields, ProPublica, 5 Apr. 2024
Experts say that clarifying the purpose of the checkbox in a more direct way could help improve the quality of data collection.
—Deidre McPhillips, CNN, 13 Mar. 2024
This should not be lip service or a checkbox exercise, but continual, ongoing learning, encouraged by dedicated learning time.
—Jakub Lamik, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
The pregnancy checkbox included on death certificates in the US asks whether the person was pregnant or recently pregnant but does not address whether the pregnancy contributed to the death.
—Deidre McPhillips, CNN, 13 Mar. 2024
That last group includes a manual barrel and pincushion slider, along with a checkbox for Defringe.
—PCMAG, 5 Feb. 2024
Notably, California’s pregnancy checkbox remains to this day slightly out of sync with CDC guidelines for death certificates.
—Lyman R. Stone, National Review, 28 Jan. 2024
This should be a wake-up call for every agency across the country, do not rest until wellness is truly a priority, not a checkbox.
—Luke Barr, ABC News, 9 Nov. 2023
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“Checkbox.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/checkbox. Accessed 27 Apr. 2024.
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