dialog box

American  

Computers.

1. (in a graphical user interface) a box, called up temporarily on the screen, that asks for user input or displays information.

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Example Sentences

One of Weinbach’s screenshots shows a dialog box warning that Chrome on Android has detected that a used password appeared in a breach, and offers the option to “Change automatically.”

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So now my colleagues won’t have to see me stare awkwardly into the middle distance the next time I forget about Zoom’s confirmation dialog box.

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PowerRename, a feature to make it easier to rename files, no longer looks like it has a dialog box from the Windows 7 era.

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We verified this behavior, but some other users report they were able to dismiss the dialog box or leave a lower rating.

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The update reportedly patches a vulnerability that allowed malware to bypass many of macOS’s built-in protections, like File Quarantine and GateKeeper’s opening dialog box.

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