Glossary Entry: Standard Dialog
Definition
A "dialog box" (or just simply "dialog") is a special window used by a program to get some basic information from the user. To make things easier for everyone, operating systems provide some common (ie, standardized) dialogs for software to use.
These typically include an "Open File Dialog", "Save File Dialog", and "Select Color Dialog".
These typically include an "Open File Dialog", "Save File Dialog", and "Select Color Dialog".
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