dialogue box

dialog box

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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Nearby words

dialogism, dialogist, dialogite, dialogize, dialogue, dialogue box, dialysance, dialysate, dialyse, dialyser, dialysis

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