# windowing

Pronunciation: say "WIN-doh-ing" US /ˈwɪndoʊɪŋ/, UK /ˈwɪndəʊɪŋ/

## Noun

1. The use of a graphical interface that is divided into separate on-screen windows.
   - Simple: A way of showing several programs on a screen at the same time, each in its own box.
   - _The operating system's windowing allowed users to drag files between two open folders._
   - _Before graphical windowing, command-line interfaces filled the entire monitor._
2. The windows of a building considered together as a whole: its fenestration.
   - Simple: All the windows of a building, thought of together.
   - _The cathedral's elaborate windowing flooded the nave with colored light._
   - _Restoration work matched the new windowing to the building's original style._
4. The multiplication of a signal by a window function, which restricts the signal to a specific segment of time.
   - Simple: A way of keeping only a short part of a signal in time so it can be studied more easily.
   - _Applying windowing before the Fourier transform reduced the spectral leakage._
   - _Engineers compared several windowing functions to find the cleanest result._
5. The scheduling of a film's exhibition and distribution, such as a period in theaters before release on home media.
   - Simple: Planning when a movie shows in theaters and when it later comes out on home video.
   - _Careful windowing protects box-office returns before a title appears on streaming platforms._
   - _The distributor's windowing placed the film in theaters for ninety days before any digital sale._

## Verb

3. Present participle and gerund of window. — present participle and gerund of window
   - Simple: The -ing form of window. Use it after am, is, are, was or were, or to name the action.

## Origin

Formed from "window" combined with the suffix "-ing."

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