windowing
nounEtymology From window + -ing.
Usually The windows of a building; fenestration.
Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences Usually The use of a graphical user interface divided into windows.
- NeWS was an early windowing system.
Broadcasting, Film, Media, Television Usually The scheduling of the exhibition and distribution of a film, involving for example a period of theatrical showings before release on home media.
Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences, Signal processing Usually The multiplication of a signal by a window function, restricting the signal to a specific time segment.
- Derived terms
- windowing system