Pop-up notification

Often their content is then stored in some widget that allows the users to access past notifications at a more convenient time.

Previous versions of OS X have no built-in desktop notification feature; however, Growl is a popular application that provides similar functionality and enjoys broad support from third-party software.

[7] This API asks for user confirmation to allow popups and give the programmer the opportunity to display notifications with a text (body) along with an descriptive icon and header.

[citation needed] For the Freedesktop specification, this is an optional feature that clients cannot rely on, and its use is discouraged by some design guidelines.

[9] Google's Material Design introduced the term snackbar to refer to a user-interface element displaying a temporary, closable notification: Snackbars inform users of a process that an app has performed or will perform.