Windows

Bill Gates product

Windows is Microsoft's dominant operating system for personal computers, named for its graphical interface of movable, resizable rectangular frames.

First released in 1985, it became the standard for home and business computing: My laptop runs Windows, Is that program compatible with Windows? (Lowercase windows are openings in walls or screens.)

operating

Microsoft

Redmond technology corporation

PCHome computer, or tactful
desktopPrimary computer interface
laptopPortable hinged computer

computer · system · software · OS · platform · taskbar · Explorer · registry · Cortana · DirectX

versions

XP

Gaming progress currency

7Single-digit prime
8Single-digit number largest
10Single-digit maximum

11 · 98 · 2000 · ME · Enterprise · upgrade · migration · legacy · compatibility

Categories

computer skillstyping, keyboarding, copy paste, clicking, scrolling
Informaticacomputadora, hardware, software, mouse, CPU
MicrosoftOffice, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Xbox
softwaresoftware, app, apps, application, program
Bill GatesMicrosoft, philanthropy, Melinda Gates, foundation, billionaire
flagship productsiPhone, Big Mac, Coca-Cola, F-150, MacBook Pro

Opposites

operating system competition

WindowsMac

Apple's computer line

macOS · Linux · Mac OS · Unix · iOS

corporate technology ecosystem

WindowsApple

Cupertino tech giant

Mac · Macintosh · Cupertino · Steve Jobs · Tim Cook

architectural openings (literal meaning)

Windowswalls

Vertical enclosing structures

blank walls · windowless · doors · blank wall · barrier

Phrases

out the windowDismissed and forgotten
window seatChair beside the pane
window shoppingLooking without intent to buy
window sillHorizontal shelf below glass
open windowUnsealed wall aperture
broken windowDamaged transparent barrier

Family

window, bay window, dormer window, rose window, tinted windows, sash window, Windows XP, casement window

Familiarity: Top 50,000
Profile: Known to kids · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G