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windowing

American  
[win-doh-ing] / ˈwɪn doʊ ɪŋ /

noun

Computers.
  1. simultaneous display of different portions of one or more files on a screen.


Etymology

Origin of windowing

window + -ing 1

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A different Apple computer, the Lisa, had a windowing interface but was so expensive that it had been an overnight flop.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 6, 2026

“This kind of strategic windowing actually strengthens the show’s life cycle,” Blackwell explains.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 29, 2025

“In a world where windowing has just kind of exploded, we’re really tailoring every release to the movie, to the audience and to where consumers are watching movies,” said Scott Shooman, president of IFC Films.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 16, 2023

“We believe in full windowing of motion pictures,” Zaslav said.

From Seattle Times Apr. 25, 2023

Technicians used multiple threshold settings, filters, line art and halftone definitions, autosegmentation, windowing, and software-editing programs to optimize image capture.

From Library of Congress Workshop on Etexts by Library of Congress

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