checklist

English

Etymology

From check +‎ list.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈt͡ʃɛklɪst/

Noun

checklist (plural checklists)

  1. A list of tasks to be completed, names to be consulted, conditions to be verified and similar.
  2. An inventory, especially of species.
    a checklist of the plants of the Guiana Shield

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Verb

checklist (third-person singular simple present checklists, present participle checklisting, simple past and past participle checklisted)

  1. (transitive) To add to a checklist.
    • 2020, Danielle Ofri, When We Do Harm: A Doctor Confronts Medical Error (page 10)
      It was like he was checklisting the steps of brushing your teeth. Everyone knows how to brush your teeth—you do it automatically—so what good would a checklist do?

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