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Subject:Re: Re: Word to describe an empty check box From:Nancy Allison <maker -at- verizon -dot- net> To:techwr-l -at- lists -dot- techwr-l -dot- com Date:Tue, 14 Jan 2014 11:17:29 -0600 (CST)
Our documentation uses "deselected." I'm guessing we use it so the user
doesn't have to read:
Ensure that the check box is unchecked.
or
Uncheck the checkbox.
"Deselected," although awkward, sounds better to me than the repetition
of "check."
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