alert box
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alert box
[ə′lərt ‚bäks] (computer science)
A dialog box that warns of an existing condition or the consequences of a command that has been given, or explains why a command cannot be executed.
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alert box
A dialog box that contains an alert message. See alert.Copyright © 1981-2025 by The Computer Language Company Inc. All Rights reserved. THIS DEFINITION IS FOR PERSONAL USE ONLY. All other reproduction is strictly prohibited without permission from the publisher.
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A WAVE of vandalism which swept through Hednesford, near Cannock, has led councillors to call for an "
alert box" to be installed in the town centre.
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