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modeless

modeless adjective: not modal; not having separate modes in which user input has different effects.

Adjective

modeless (not comparable)

  1. Not modal; not having separate modes in which user input has different effects.
  2. Not modal; not requiring immediate user interaction and thus allowing interaction with other widgets.
    • Dialogs can be modal, in which case the user is required to provide necessary information before work in the main window can continue, or modeless. Modeless dialogs do not prevent the user from interacting with any of the other windows in the application.a. 2011, “Dialog Windows”, in Qt Widgets Documentation, archived from the original on 07 Feb 2020

Origin of modeless

From mode + -less.

Words formed from modeless

Questions about modeless

What does modeless mean?
Modeless means not modal; not having separate modes in which user input has different effects.
What part of speech is modeless?
Modeless is an adjective.

Words near modeless in the dictionary

  1. modeldom
  2. modeled
  3. modeler
  4. modelers
  5. modelesque
  6. modeless
  7. modelessly
  8. modelessness
  9. modelhood
  10. Modeliar
  11. Modeliare

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