A checkbox (check box, tickbox, tick box) is a Graphical widget that permits the user to make a binary choice, i.e. a choice between one of two possible mutually exclusive options. For example, the user may have to answer ‘yes’ (checked) or ‘no’ (not checked) on a simple yes/no question.
What is a box ticker?
noun. derogatory. A person who is excessively concerned with following rules or punctiliously carrying out a set of tasks, typically at the expense of initiative, enterprise, or originality; compare box-checker , to tick the boxes.
What do you mean by tick appropriate boxes?
SPECIAL CONDITIONS TO GRANT AN EXEMPTION FROM RESTRICTIONS Please tick the appropriate box/es to indicate the grounds for which you believe an exemption should be granted.
What do you mean by COSY?
If you are cosy, you are comfortable and warm. They like to make sure their guests are comfortable and cosy. cosily adverb [ADVERB after verb]
How do you tick a checkbox?
Another thing to consider: a “checkbox” can also be called a “tickbox”, depending on locale, so a more universal approach might be to say “mark the box” as the “box” should be obvious and you are unquestionably “marking” it in some way, regardless of whether you mark it with a “tick” or a “check”.
Do not abbreviate means?
2 to shorten (a speech or piece of writing) by omitting sections, paraphrasing, etc.
What is correct cozy or COSY?
The Americans favour the spelling cozy, while the British prefer cosy. Both spellings are used in Canada. A well-insulated house is cozy (or cosy) all winter long.
What is a box ticking exercise?
box ticking exercise. A popular UK term for any activity that is performed perfunctorily and with resignation, more to serve a bureaucratic expediency than to accomplish any higher purpose. In general, box ticking ensures that all requirements (boxes) for an activity or process are performed (ticked or checked).
How has HR evolved into a tick box exercise for managers?
For managers, it has evolved into a process that is mandatory by HR to be completed and so is turned into a tick box exercise rather than a valuable input to developing capabilities in the organisation.
What is ‘tick-box culture’ in medicine?
Tick-box culture in medicine is seen as a system increasingly engineered to medical technicians rather than to professionals. In Scotland, a study found that clinical audit are perceived by practitioners as time-consuming and a managerially driven exercise with no associated professional rewards.
What is the tick-box culture in corporate governance?
According to David Boyle, the tick-box culture emerged with the introduction of targets and key performance indicators in corporate governance and official bureaucracy; it resulted in overzealous focus on rules and regulations rather than issues and people.
