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Modal : adj
1: relating to or constituting the most frequent value in a
distribution; "the modal age at which American
novelists reach their peak is 30" [syn: modal(a), average]
2: of or relating to a musical mode; especially written in an
ecclesiastical mode
3: relating to or expressing the mood of a verb; "modal
auxiliary"
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Modal : \Mo"dal\, a. [Cf. F. modal. See Mode.]
1. Of or pertaining to a mode or mood; consisting in mode or
form only; relating to form; having the form without the
essence or reality. --Glanvill.
2. (Logic & Metaph.) Indicating, or pertaining to, some mode
of conceiving existence, or of expressing thought.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Modal :
1. (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. See modal logic.
3. 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".
(1995-02-07)
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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