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A window that prompts the user to enter information.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: computing, engineering, graphical-user-interface, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: dialog, dialog window, message box
Antonyms: none provided
(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'
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: panel
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: window
Compound of dialog + box.
Across languages
Translations
23 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Arabic:
مُرَبَّع حِوَار
(murabbaʕ ḥiwār)
— window that prompts the user to enter information
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Arabic:
صُنْدُوق حِوَار
(ṣundūq ḥiwār)
— window that prompts the user to enter information
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Chinese Mandarin:
對話框 /对话框
(duìhuàkuàng, duìhuàkuāng)
— window that prompts the user to enter information
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Chinese Mandarin:
對話方塊 /对话方块
(duìhuà fāngkuài)
— window that prompts the user to enter information
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Finnish:
valintaikkuna
— window that prompts the user to enter information
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French:
boîte de dialogue
— window that prompts the user to enter information
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German:
Dialogfenster
— window that prompts the user to enter information
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German:
Dialog
— window that prompts the user to enter information
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German:
Dialogfeld
— window that prompts the user to enter information
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Hungarian:
párbeszédablak
— window that prompts the user to enter information
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Hungarian:
párbeszéddoboz
— window that prompts the user to enter information
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Hungarian:
párbeszédpanel
— window that prompts the user to enter information
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Hungarian:
párbeszédmező
— window that prompts the user to enter information
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Icelandic:
valmynd
— window that prompts the user to enter information
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Japanese:
ダイアログボックス
(daiarogu bokkusu)
— window that prompts the user to enter information
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Korean:
대화 상자
(daehwa sangja)
— window that prompts the user to enter information
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Norman:
boête dé dgialogue
— window that prompts the user to enter information
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Portuguese:
caixa de diálogo
— window that prompts the user to enter information
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Romanian:
casetă de dialog
— window that prompts the user to enter information
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Spanish:
cuadro de diálogo
— window that prompts the user to enter information
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Swedish:
dialogruta
— window that prompts the user to enter information
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Vietnamese:
hộp thoại
— window that prompts the user to enter information
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Welsh:
blwch deialog
— window that prompts the user to enter information
