Dialogs

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A conversation or series of exchanges between two or more individuals, typically involving discussion or negotiation
2. A literary or theatrical form featuring spoken exchanges between characters, often used in storytelling
3. An interactive format in software that prompts users for input or presents options for selection

Etymology: "Dialogs" is simply the plural of "dialog", the American spelling of "dialogue", so the plural's history is that of the root word. The root word is a compound from Greek. "Dia-" means "through" or "across", and "logos" means "word", "speech" or "reason", so the original sense is something like speech passing back and forth between people. The American spelling "dialog" dropped the final "-ue" that British English keeps, following the same simplification seen in words like "catalog" and "prolog". In software, a "dialog" is a window that pops up to ask the user a question, request information, or offer a set of choices, and the plural refers to several such windows. The term carries the original sense of exchange: the program talks to the user, and the user talks back.

Synonyms: conversations, discussions, talks, exchanges