Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

text box

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.72 in modern English

Syllables: tex-t box
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A block of printed text contained within borders that is intended to be read separately from the major text of the page.

noun

A rectangular widget that accepts textual input on an interactive electronic display.

Example Sentences

"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[.]"

Etymology

From text + box.

Inflected Forms

text boxes (plural) textbox (alternative)

Synonyms

sidebar sidebox input field

Questions

What does text box mean?: A block of printed text contained within borders that is intended to be read separately from the major text of the page.
Where does text box come from?: From text + box.

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