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noun [C] (COMPUTER) /ˈpɒp.ʌp/
/ˈpɑːp-/ 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).Computer concepts › a new window that opens quickly on a computer screen in front of what you are working on: software to block pop-upsComputer concepts
(Definition of pop-up noun (COMPUTER) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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