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DIALOG BOX
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(computer science) a small temporary window in a graphical user interface that appears in order to request information from the user; after the information has been provided the user dismisses the box with 'okay' or 'cancel'
Synonyms:
dialog box; panel
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("dialog box" is a kind of...):
window ((computer science) a rectangular part of a computer screen that contains a display different from the rest of the screen)
Domain category:
computer science; computing (the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures)
Holonyms ("dialog box" is a part of...):
graphical user interface; GUI (a user interface based on graphics (icons and pictures and menus) instead of text; uses a mouse as well as a keyboard as an input device)
