dialog

Etymology

From Middle English dialog (“A literary discussion or a work written as one”), from Old French dialogue, from Latin dialogus, from Ancient Greek διάλογος (diálogos, “conversation, discourse”), from διά (diá, “through, inter”) + λόγος (lógos, “speech, oration, discourse”), from διαλέγομαι (dialégomai, “to converse”), from διά (diá) + λέγειν (légein, “to speak”).

noun

1. A conversation or other form of discourse between two or more individuals.
   The purpose of the dialog is not historical accuracy; the argument is all, as it is with Plato's Socrates. 2008, Peter Kreeft, Between Heaven and Hell: A Dialog Somewhere Beyond Death, InterVarsity Press, page 10
   As we conclude our third annual report on explaining extreme events, the dialog around the value of attribution science is intensifying (Kerr 2013). 2014, Stephanie C. Herring, Martin P. Hoerling, Thomas C. Peterson, Peter A. Stott, “Explaining Extreme Events”, in American Meteorological Society, archived from the original on 2015-04-17
2. In a dramatic or literary presentation, the verbal parts of the script or text; the verbalizations of the actors or characters.
   Besides, a video post room's console is smaller than those used for film, and you couldn't squander a dozen or more channels on dialog. 2008, Jay Rose, chapter 8, in Audio Postproduction for Film and Video (Motion Pictures), Focal Press, page 18-
3. A literary form, where the presentation resembles a conversation.
   Seynte Aldelme returnyde to Briteyne..makenge mony noble bookes ... of the rewles of feete metricalle, of metaplasmus, of dialog metricalle. 1475, Higden's Polychronicon
4. (computing) A dialog box.
   You'll be prompted with the New Project dialog (see Figure 1.11) from which you'll have at least two types of projects from which to choose […] 2002, Christopher Tacke, Timothy Bassett, Embedded Visual Basic: Windows CE and Pocket PC Mobile Applications

verb

1. (American spelling, informal, business) To discuss or negotiate so that all parties can reach an understanding.