Windows

American

[win-dohz] / ˈwɪn doʊz /

Trademark.

any of several personal computer operating systems or environments featuring a graphical user interface.

Example Sentences

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The Neo was met with widespread enthusiasm and is expected to compete fiercely with Windows laptops and Chromebooks.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

Surfshark supports split tunneling on Windows, Android and macOS, but lacks the same level of granular control across all platforms.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026

Andy Hertzfeld, a charter member of Apple’s Macintosh development team, recalled being summoned to a meeting called by Jobs to upbraid Gates over Microsoft’s plans for the Windows display.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 24, 2026

"Mac and Windows are the operating systems for the personal computer. OpenClaw is the operating system for personal AI," Nvidia's chief executive Jensen Huang said in a statement.

From Barron's • Mar. 16, 2026

Regiments of Redcoats parading through the Streets & still encamped upon the Common; Officers fishing offi Balconies above the Water; Ladies in wide Windows, applying Lineament to each other’s Elbows; &c; the Stuffi of Nothing.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson

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