# windowed

Pronunciation: say "WIN-dohd" US /ˈwɪndoʊd/, UK /ˈwɪndəʊd/

## Adjective

1. Fitted with windows, often of a particular kind; in heraldry, having window openings shown in a stated color.
   - Simple: Having windows, especially of a certain type.
   - _The architect favored a heavily windowed facade to flood the atrium with daylight._
   - _On the shield, the tower stands windowed in a contrasting color against its pale wall._
2. Displayed within a window that covers only part of the screen rather than the entire display.
   - Simple: Showing inside a small box on the screen instead of filling the whole display.
   - _Running the editor windowed lets you drag files in from the desktop behind it._
   - _Many players prefer a windowed setup so alerts from other programs stay visible._

## Verb

3. Simple past and past participle of window. — simple past and past participle of window
   - Simple: Past tense and past participle of window. Use it for the past, or after has, have or had.

## Origin

From Middle English wyndowed (also wyndowid), equivalent to 'window' combined with the suffix '-ed'.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/windowed (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).