Dialog box
noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A window that prompts the user to enter information.
- 2 (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’ wordnet
Etymology
Compound of dialog + box.