Window

A section of the computer's display in a GUI that shows the program currently being used. For example, the browser window that you are using to view this web page is a window. Windows allow a user to work easily with multiple programs and/or view multiple programs at once. Almost all windows will also you to minimize and maximize them, allowing you to hide and view a program temporarily. Below is an example of what a Microsoft Windows window may look like and each of its major functions.

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Menu bar
Title bar
Toolbar
Minimize
Maximize / Resize
Close
Vertical scroll bar
Status bar
Horizontal scroll bar
Sizing handle

Also see: Active window, Close, Full-screen, Inactive window, Maximized, MDI, Minimized, Operating System definitions, Restore, Title bar, Tiling, Toolbar, Windoid