windowing

1. 1
   noununcountable

   A way of showing several programs on a screen at the same time, each in its own box.

   Like having several open books spread out on a desk, each showing a different page.

   Early home computers had no windowing, so you could only run one program at a time.

   Modern windowing lets her keep a video and her notes open side by side.

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2. 2
   noununcountable

   All the windows of a building, thought of together.

   Like looking at all the windows on a house at once, not just one.

   The old house had beautiful windowing along the front.

   Architects praised the tower's bright, even windowing.

   Similarfenestration

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3. 3
   verb

   The -ing form of window. Use it after am, is, are, was or were, or to name the action.

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4. 4
   noununcountable

   A way of keeping only a short part of a signal in time so it can be studied more easily.

   Like cutting one short clip out of a long song to listen to it closely.

   Windowing the recording let the team focus on just one second of sound.

   Without windowing, the analysis picked up too much unwanted noise.

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5. 5
   noununcountable

   Planning when a movie shows in theaters and when it later comes out on home video.

   Like selling something in stores first before putting it online.

   Good windowing keeps a movie in theaters before it reaches streaming.

   The studio's windowing gave fans months to see the film on the big screen first.

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