dialogue box

British

noun

computing a window that may appear on a VDU display to prompt the user to enter further information or select an option

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dialogue box

Clusters of seating areas provide places for users to talk with one another, either as avatars or via livestreamed video that appears in a dialogue box on the screen.

From Reuters ● Oct. 17, 2022

In this situation, there was no stoppage and no dialogue box; therefore, I didn’t know there was a choice to be made at the time.

From The Verge ● Oct. 27, 2021

Visitors were offered a dialogue box to contact the seller.

From The Guardian ● Apr. 3, 2020

In the dialogue box that opens, click on “Choose what the power button does.”

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 8, 2020

And the pixel art visual palette is lovely, redolent of Origin's fantasy smorgasbord Ultima VI: The False Prophet, especially the colors and fonts and dialogue box trim.

From Time ● Oct. 6, 2017

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