text box
nounEtymology From text + box.
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Media, Publishing, Typography 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:
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Computing, Engineering, Graphical user interface, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences A rectangular widget that accepts textual input on an interactive electronic display.
- Hypernyms
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