What does "toast" mean?

Question

Curious what "Toast" means?

Saw this and am curious...

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Solution 1

A small informational message that pops up like toast.

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

Solution 2

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:

Solution 3

"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.

Solution 4

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.

Solution 5

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:

Photo above from Android Developers: Toasts

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Comments

[flq]

Learn something new every day...that's indeed the official name? Must be when it's referenced in the Wikipedia ;)

[Pete Alvin]

The notification is Catholic? ;)