English noun: dialog box | |||
1. | dialog box (artifact) (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' | ||
Synonyms | panel | ||
Broader (hypernym) | window | ||
Part meronym | graphical user interface, GUI | ||
Domain category | computer science, computing | ||