A modal window is one that does not allow focus to be shifted away from it. A nonmodal window is one that allows focus to be switched to another window.
Source: Working Around the Java Modal Window Problem. http://otn.oracle.com/ohguide/help/__inl.inline.true/__inl.topic.ohjpg_modal_html/__inl.html (as of 5/26/08, gives a 404 error).
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The source link is broken
Good catch. I updated the post to reflect that fact. Unfortunately I don’t know if it was moved somewhere else, so I’ve just unlinked it.