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dialog (dialog box)
subject			fact

dialog	has definition A specific window with which a user can interact, but which is not the main UI window
	is a subtopic of 7.4 - The Basics of User Interface Design
	is a kind of window
	is a synonym of dialog box
component	is reusable if it can be used in several different systems with little or no modification
	may perform a special-purpose function such as the user interface for a particular system

Kinds of dialog :

• modal dialog (6 facts) - A dialog that the user must dismiss before interacting with any other window
• non-modal dialog (2 kinds, 4 facts) - A separate window that the user can choose to interact with, but does not have to
• tabbed dialog (3 facts)