ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Windowing

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Windowing is a noun meaning The windows of a building; fenestration.

Meaning

The windows of a building; fenestration.

More Meanings

  1. (computing) The use of a graphical user interface divided into windows.
  2. (signal processing) The multiplication of a signal by a window function, restricting the signal to a specific time segment.
  3. present participle and gerund of window
  4. (film) The scheduling of the exhibition and distribution of a film, involving for example a period of theatrical showings before release on home media.

Example Sentences

NeWS was an early windowing system.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include windowpane, glazing, loop-window, windowframe, window-frame, fenster.

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