Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
FACT BOX
English answer:
list or listing of facts about a particular subject
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elsayed fayed
Jun 18, 2010 05:41
13 yrs ago
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English term
Egypt
FACT BOX
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Social Sciences
Social Science, Sociology, Ethics, etc.
FACT BOX xxx's basic values
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Stephanie Ezrol
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Native in: English
Works in: English, French to English, French Middle (ca.1400-1600) to English
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list or listing of facts about a particular subject
The term "fact box" is used to mean - here are the facts - or -the following are the relevant facts about a subject.
The use of the word box is derived from the use of a text box for such a listing, but the the listing does not have to be in a box.
The Medical News article, here, has a bit more of the difference between a fact box and a summary which is useful to your question.
"Replacing the "brief summary" section of the ads with a drug-facts box helped consumers choose superior drugs and better weigh risks and benefits, Steven Woloshin, M.D., of the VA Medical Center here, and colleagues reported in the Feb. 17 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine."
http://www.medpagetoday.com/ProductAlert/Prescriptions/12923
The use of the word box is derived from the use of a text box for such a listing, but the the listing does not have to be in a box.
The Medical News article, here, has a bit more of the difference between a fact box and a summary which is useful to your question.
"Replacing the "brief summary" section of the ads with a drug-facts box helped consumers choose superior drugs and better weigh risks and benefits, Steven Woloshin, M.D., of the VA Medical Center here, and colleagues reported in the Feb. 17 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine."
http://www.medpagetoday.com/ProductAlert/Prescriptions/12923
Example sentence:
The Hydrolancang cascade: Fact box
Peer comment(s):
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Anna Herbst
: Often preseneted as a graphic text box on a page, hence Fact BOX.
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thanks Anna
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Catharine Cellier-Smart
: would be the case normally; but here impossible to know without more context. (I've seen it used differently).
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Comment: "thank you"
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