A non-model dialog is a dialog box, like a small floating window, allowing the user to interact with it, or the rest of the application at will. This is particularly useful if the user may need to gather additional information to complete the dialog, where the dialog presents information the user may need to refer to (e.g. intelligent help or spelling corrections), or where the user might need to repeatedly interact with the dialog (e.g. tool palettes). This is in contrast to a modal dialog.
Used in glossary entries: dialog box, modal dialog