toolbox

toolbox

English

Toolbox

Etymology

tool +‎ box

Pronunciation

• enPR: to͞ol′-bŏks'
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈtuːlˌbɒks/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈtuːlˌbɑks/
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈtʉːlˌbɔks/

  • Audio (AU)

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Noun

toolbox (plural toolboxes)

1. A storage case for tools.
2. (computing) A set of pre-existing routines for use in writing new programs.
3. (figurative) A set of skills or competences
   • 2020 December 21, Bryan Lufkin, “How 'linguistic mirroring' can make you more convincing”, in BBC‎:

     Developing this chameleon-like skill could prove to be a very useful addition to your toolbox for winning people over – and getting ahead.

4. (slang) Dumbass or idiot.
   • 2007, Alexander Kern, Listen! Listen, Listen, Listen, Listen, Listen!!!:

     From the get go, one can immediately tell that this kid is a fucking toolbox.

Hypernyms

• box

Related terms

• toolset
• toolkit
• tool chest

Translations

storage case for tools

Arabic: صَنْدُوق اَلْعِدَّة‎ m (ṣandūq al-ʿidda) Catalan: caixa d'eines f Chinese: Mandarin: 工具箱 (zh) (gōngjù xiāng) Czech: nástrojová sada f Danish: verktøjskasse c Dutch: gereedschapskist (nl) f Esperanto: ilujo Finnish: työkalupakki (fi) French: boite à outils (fr) f Georgian: ხელსაწყოების კომპლექტი (xelsac̣q̇oebis ḳomṗlekṭi), სამუშაო იარაღების კომპლექტი (samušao iaraɣebis ḳomṗlekṭi) German: Werkzeugkiste (de) f, Werkzeugkasten (de) m Greek: εργαλειοθήκη (el) f (ergaleiothíki) Hungarian: szerszámosláda (hu) Ido: utensiluyo (io) Irish: bosca uirlisí m Italian: cassetta degli attrezzi f, scatola degli attrezzi f Japanese: 工具箱 (kōgubako) (for mechanic engineering tools), 道具箱 (dōgubako) (for carpenter tools) Korean: (please verify) 공구 상자 (gonggu sangja) Maori: kete paraha Norwegian: Bokmål: verktøykasse m or f Nynorsk: verktøykasse m or f Polish: skrzynka z narzędziami f, skrzynka na narzędzia f Portuguese: caixa de ferramentas f Romanian: cutie de scule f, cutie cu instrumente f, trusă de scule f Russian: я́щик для инструме́нтов m (jáščik dlja instruméntov) Spanish: caja de instrumento f, caja de herramientas f Swedish: verktygslåda (sv) c Turkish: takım çantası Vietnamese: hộp dụng cụ Welsh: cist offer f, cist arfau f

set of routines

Chinese: Mandarin: 工具箱 (zh) (gōngjù xiāng) Dutch: gereedschapskist (nl) f Finnish: työkalupakki (fi) French: toolbox (fr) f German: Toolbox f Greek: εργαλειοθήκη (el) f (ergaleiothíki) Hungarian: eszköztár (hu) Italian: toolkit Japanese: ツールボックス (tsūrubokkusu) Portuguese: toolbox f, toolkit m Russian: пане́ль инструме́нтов f (panɛ́lʹ instruméntov) Swedish: verktygslåda (sv) c

Anagrams

• loot box

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Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English toolbox.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtuːlˌbɔks/, /ˈtuːlˌbɑks/
• Hyphenation: tool‧box

Noun

toolbox m (plural toolboxen, diminutive toolboxje n)

1. A set of auxiliary devices to tackle a set of related problems, e.g. a package of software for a target group or teaching - or marketing aids on a subject.

   Synonym: gereedschapskist

Related terms

• tool

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Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English toolbox.

Noun

toolbox f (plural toolboxes)

1. (computing) a toolbox (set of routines)

   Synonym: toolkit