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A Dialog Box is a small window that allows the user to interface with the computer.  Common examples are the Open, Save or the Find dialogs. Dialogs often have buttons along the bottom that say OK, Cancel, or Apply. Most dialogs are launched from a program, but Windows has a few dialogs of its own, such as the Run... dialog on the Start Menu.