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In user interface design, a mode is a distinct setting within a computer program or any physical machine interface, in which the same user input will produce perceived results different to those that it would in other settings. The best-known modal interface components are probably the Caps lock and Insert keys on the standard computer keyboard, both of which put the user's typing into a different mode after being pressed, then return it to the regular mode after being re-pressed. An interface that uses no modes is known as a modeless interface. Modeless interfaces avoid mode errors by making it impossible for the user to commit them.

physical machine user interface modal

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  3. Usability Glossary: modal http://www.usabilityfirst.com/glossary/modal
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  17. Usability Glossary: spring-loaded mode http://www.usabilityfirst.com/glossary/spring-loaded-mode/
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