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Frame (GUI)
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<p>A frame, or group box, is a type of box within which a collection of <a href="/facts/Graphical_control_element/SuVeScB2">graphical control elements</a> can be grouped as a way to show relationships visually, either because the items are functionally related (such as a <a href="/facts/Radio_button/nmTS7VHF">radio button</a>), or because they apply to related objects. </p><p>In <a href="/facts/HTML/sSc3fT78">HTML</a> (where <i>frame</i> has <a href="/facts/HTML_element/s4TKzjUP">another meaning</a>, referring to an individually scrollable portion of a page), this kind of grouping box is called a <i>fieldset</i> after the HTML element of the same name. </p><p>In the adjacent image, the top frame has no title. The two frames below have titles, and a radio button outside them, presumably to select one or the other. The lower of the two boxes is dimmed, or <a href="/facts/Enabled/disabled/SuVeScB2">disabled</a>, indicating its widgets cannot be selected. Each of the frames (as well as the area outside of the frames) has a checked radio button, while normally only one of the buttons can be selected. </p><p>Any widget, such as nested frames, can be placed inside of a frame, not merely radio buttons. </p>