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pop-up noun ( COMPUTER )

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Definition

(also pop-up menu) a list of choices that is shown on a computer screen when the user requests it
Select the option you want from the pop-up (menu).
a new window that opens quickly on a computer screen in front of what you are working on
software to block pop-ups

(Definition of pop-up noun (COMPUTER) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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