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pop up

verb

  1. pop up: appear
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Wiktionary

verb

  1. To come up with a "pop" sound.

    The toast is in the toaster - when it pops up it will be ready.

  2. To appear without warning.

    I can't remember where I left my keys, but they normally pop up somewhere.

    Across Japan, technology companies and private investors are racing to install devices that until recently they had little interest in: solar panels. Massive solar parks are popping up as part of a rapid build-up that one developer likened to an "explosion."

  3. (Of an alert, advertisement, etc.) To suddenly appear onscreen.

    […]where you should put the disclaimer for software (somewhere that the user sees it when they start the program, tho' I wouldn't do that, just put it in the 'about' box like the mpgn.com guy suggests -- otherwise, having something pop up makes it annoyware, IMHO).

  4. To display as an alert, advertisement, etc. that suddenly appears on screen.

    My computer just popped up a warning about Internet security.