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Curious what "Toast" means?

Saw this and am curious...

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madcolor
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A small informational message that pops up like toast.

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toast_(computing)

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Jon Galloway
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    Learn something new every day...that's indeed the official name? Must be when it's referenced in the Wikipedia ;) – flq Sep 02 '09 at 16:29
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It's a type of Window that "pops up" like toast:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms632289%28VS.85%29.aspx

An example of a Messenger toast is the message that appears on a user's desktop when one of the user's contacts signs in. Another example of Messenger toasts is the messages displayed when a user receives an alert from the .NET Alerts service. The following are examples of typical toasts:

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Glorfindel
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Sampson
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"Toast" refers to a UI feature where an event causes a small text box to appear at the bottom of the screen. The behavior seems like a piece of bread emerging from a toaster.

Bramha Ghosh
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It is a popup alert that generally appears on the right hand side of the screen, and is usually for notifications with great importance. There is generally a cool effect with it, such as fading or stretching.

In my question, the toast pops up and fades in.

Cyclone
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Toast is just another name for a pop-up notification, a small message that appears temporarily to communicate some information. Pop-ups referred to as “toast” are usually displayed at the bottom of the screen, and in some cases actually pop up like toast:

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Photo above from Android Developers: Toasts

Zaz
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Its a kind of notification that is poped up.

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