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Pop-up notification
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<p>The pop-up notification (or toast, passive pop-up, snackbar, desktop notification, notification bubble, or simply notification) is a <a href="/facts/Graphical_control_element/SuVeScB2">graphical control element</a> that communicates certain events to the user without forcing them to react to this notification immediately, unlike <a href="/facts/Modal_window/5rLMlDJS">conventional pop-up windows</a>. Desktop notifications usually disappear automatically after a short amount of time. Often their content is then stored in some <a href="/facts/GUI_widget/SuVeScB2">widget</a> that allows the users to access past notifications at a more convenient time. </p><p>On mobile devices, a <a href="/facts/Push_Notification/KoRjtGET">push notification</a> <a href="/facts/Notification_system/BI9MtASV">system</a> is typically used. </p>