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Common noun

Windows is the plural form of Window .


Computer Software


A Window , in computer terms, is a rectangular frame in a Graphical User Interface (GUI), inside which a program runs. Window Managers , Desktop Environment s or Operating Systems that manage or use this feature are often named after these windows, such as:

  • Microsoft Windows , a family of Microsoft operating systems since about 1985

  • ''X Windows'', an unofficial name for the Unix/Linux/BSD GUI X Window System since about 1984

  • OpenWindows , a GUI for the Solaris Operating System from 1989 to about 2002

  • DECwindows , a version of the desktop environment Common Desktop Environment CDE from about 1993 to about 2005



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SEE ALSO

Window (disambiguation)