dialog box

  • 1dialog box — UK / US or dialogue box UK / US noun [countable] Word forms dialog box : singular dialog box plural dialog boxes Word forms dialogue box : singular dialogue box plural dialogue boxes computing a small area that appears on a computer screen for… …

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  • 2dialog box — UK US (UK also dialogue box) noun [C] ► IT a small box that appears on a computer screen displaying information for the user and asking them to answer a question or make a choice: »When the dialog box appears, click OK to continue or Cancel to… …

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  • 3dialog box — dialog boxes N COUNT A dialog box is a small area containing information or questions that appears on a computer screen when you are performing particular operations …

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  • 4dialog box — dialog ,box or dialogue ,box noun count COMPUTING a small area that appears on a computer screen for you to type messages, instructions, or choices …

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  • 5dialog box — (Brit. also dialogue box) ► NOUN ▪ a small area on a computer screen in which the user is prompted to provide information or select commands …

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  • 6dialog box — An interactive screen or window displayed to the user containing information or prompts and a mechanism allowing the user to confirm an action or choose between different courses of action. Practical Law Dictionary. Glossary of UK, US and… …

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  • 7Dialog box — Example of a dialog box of gedit. In a graphical user interface of computers, a dialog box is a type of window used to enable reciprocal communication or dialog between a computer and its user. It may communicate informa …

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  • 8dialog box — noun (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 • Syn: ↑panel •… …

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  • 9dialog box — dialogo langas statusas T sritis informatika apibrėžtis Ekrane rodomas langas, kuriame galima pateikti informaciją, reikalingą tolesniam sistemos darbui: ką nors ↑parinkti, laukuose surinkti tekstus, pažymėti langelius, akutes ir pan. pavyzdys(… …

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  • 10dialog box — di′alog box n. cmp cmp (in a graphical user interface) a box, called up temporarily on the screen, that asks for user input …

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