Synonyms

Windows

American

[win-dohz] / ˈwɪn doʊz /

Trademark.

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

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Windows

Amazon’s Fire smartphone and Microsoft’s Windows Phone operating systems were both duds.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 12, 2026

Xbox also operates a digital game store for Windows PCs.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 6, 2026

"Windows facing west, black tiles; you really can't keep the heat out," he says.

From BBC ● Jun. 22, 2026

Each VPN was installed on iPhone and Android devices, as well as Mac and Windows PC, and on select smart TV platforms, when available.

From Salon ● Jun. 10, 2026

The first version of the Windows operating system launched in 1985, and the breakthrough version that made IBM PCs much more user-friendly—Windows 3.0—shipped on May 22, 1990, only six months after the wall went down.

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman

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