fieldset

A group of related user interface controls that make up one portion of a form.

Noun

  1. A group of related user interface controls that make up one portion of a form.
    • Paragraphs, lists, and fieldsets are all sorted out with CSS. - 2006, Simon Collison, Beginning CSS web development: from novice to professional, page 308:
    • Use fieldsets to define multiple fields into logical groups within the form. - 2009, Sue Jenkins, Richard Wagner, Dreamweaver CS4 All-in-One For Dummies:

Origin

From field + set, the name of an HTML element.

Forms

fieldsets