TermCraft conventionFoundational
Toast
A small message that pops up and then goes away.
Definition
A transient message confirming an action, which disappears automatically.
Craft convention. True because the industry converged on it. Breaking it costs familiarity, not correctness.
In plain language
A small message that pops up and then goes away.
Example
'Changes saved' appearing briefly at the bottom of the screen.
Continue from here
Each link says what the connection is, so you can tell a principle from an alternative from a thing people mix this up with.
Deeper reading
The full entry behind this definition.
- Status Messages and Live RegionsAccessibility
- ToastComponent
- NotificationsPattern
Nearby in the Atlas
Adjacent territory, found through shared tags rather than a stated link.