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dialog box

(UK also dialogue box)
 
 
noun [C]

Definition

IT a small box that appears on a computer screen displaying information for the user and asking them to answer a question or make a choice: When the dialog box appears, click 'OK' to continue or 'Cancel' to stop the download.
(Definition of dialog box noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
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