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modal
Mode-oriented. A modal operation switches from one mode to another. Contrast with non-modal.
modal
1. Philosophy logic
a. qualifying or expressing a qualification of the truth of some statement, for example, as necessary or contingent
b. relating to analogous qualifications such as that of rules as obligatory or permissive
2. Metaphysics of or relating to the form of a thing as opposed to its attributes, substance, etc.

1.modal - (Of an interface) Having modes. Modeless interfaces are generally considered to be superior because the user does not have to remember which mode he is in.
2.modal - See modal logic.
3.modal - In MS Windows programming, A window with the label "WS_MODAL" will stay on the screen and claim all the user-input. Other windows can only be accessed if the MODAL window is closed. Such a window would typically be used for an error dialog box to warn the user for something important, like "Critical error, shut down the system and restart".


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of New South Wales, Australia) reports on the findings of a corpus-based study of the meanings of modal auxiliaries in the British and Australian components of the International Corpus of English and a specially assembled parallel corpus of American English.
 
 
 
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