noun · rare

dialog box

dialog box · dialog boxes

Dialogfenster, Dialog, Dialogfeld

A window that prompts the user to enter informationA window that prompts the user to enter information.

» I wish this game would let me skip the dialog boxes more quickly.

Meaning

1 senses

A window that prompts the user to enter information.
Dialogfenster, Dialog, Dialogfeld

More definitions

(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’

2 sentences

I wish this game would let me skip the dialog boxes more quickly.
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To dismiss the dialog box you need to click the X at the top right of the window.
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By meaning 1

window that prompts the user to enter information:

Compound of dialog + box.

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plural: dialog boxes

Singular	dialog box
Plural	dialog boxes

regular

4 synonyms

dialog windowdialogmessage box

Close in meaning

(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’:panel