windowing

/ˈwɪndoʊɪŋ/
noun
  1. The practice of opening multiple windows or tabs on a computer screen at the same time.
    • She learned about windowing in her computer class to improve her multitasking.
    • Windowing allows you to work on a document while browsing the internet.
    • Modern operating systems make windowing easy with drag-and-drop features.
  2. A technique in computer graphics where only a portion of an image or scene is displayed on the screen.
    • Windowing helps save processing power by not rendering hidden areas.
    • Windowing is used in video games to show only what the player can see.
    • The software uses windowing to clip parts of the image that are outside the view.
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