Matchbox is a British rock and roll band formed in 1971 and still active as of 2006. Since 1978, the lineup consists of Graham Fenton (lead vocalist), Steve Bloomfield (lead guitar, vocals) (ex The Count Four), Gordon Scott (rhythm guitar) (ex The Rocking Phenmonia, The Cruisers), Fred Poke (bass) (ex Contraband), and Jimmy Redhead (drums) (ex The Cruisers, Contraband). The original line-up was Graham Fenton, Steve Bloomfield, Fred Poke, Wild Bob Bugros drums and Rusty Lupton rhythm guitar.

a box for holding matches. See first match, n.

A data entry text box that accepts some text characters, a word, or a phrase to search for. Records containing text matches are displayed as search results. Useful for finding a particular record. Text typed into a matchbox is not stored; it's discarded after use.

Matchbox is a die cast toy brand currently owned by Mattel, Inc. Matchbox toys were so named because the original models were packed in boxes similar in size and style to boxes of matches. The series became so popular that the Matchbox name was once widely used by the public as a genericized trademark for all die cast toy cars measuring approximately 2.5 inches (6.5 cm) in length, regardless of brand.

A device placed between a transmitter and an antenna to tune the circuit to resonance. Normally called an Antenna Tuner (thanks to WD5CTQ).

Matchbox provides a lightweight, flexible base user environment for X11 applications on non-desktop embedded platforms. It includes a PDA-style "stacking" Window Manager, a panel and applets, a PDA "desktop" launcher, and more.