"Win" meaning in English

See Win in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: Clipping of Windows. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|Windows}} Clipping of Windows Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Win
  1. (computing) Windows, an operating system family developed by Microsoft. Categories (topical): Computing, Microsoft
    Sense id: en-Win-en-name-KS-xCJqU Disambiguation of Microsoft: 71 11 11 5 2 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences Derived forms: Win10, Win11, Win16, Win2000, Win32, Win64, Win7, Win8, WinJS, Winkey, WinMe, Winmodem, WinNT, WinRT, Winsock, WinVNC, WinXP
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Proper name

Etymology: Diminutives. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Win
  1. A diminutive of the female given name Winifred. Categories (topical): English diminutives of female given names, English female given names, English given names, Firearms
    Sense id: en-Win-en-name-LfLASM1B Disambiguation of Firearms: 20 45 16 10 9 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 42 23 7 0 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 24 43 18 13 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 19 52 15 12 3
  2. A diminutive of the male given name Winston. Categories (topical): English diminutives of male given names, English given names, English male given names
    Sense id: en-Win-en-name-4p3SLRqZ
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 3

Proper name

Forms: Wins [plural]
Etymology: Borrowing from Burmese ဝင်း (wang:) Etymology templates: {{bor|en|my|ဝင်း}} Burmese ဝင်း (wang:) Head templates: {{en-proper noun|Wins}} Win (plural Wins)
  1. A surname.
    Sense id: en-Win-en-name-EMUC1F3L Categories (other): English surnames
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 4

Noun

Forms: Wins [plural]
Etymology: Clipping of Winchester. Etymology templates: {{clipping|en|Winchester}} Clipping of Winchester Head templates: {{en-noun}} Win (plural Wins)
  1. (colloquial) A Winchester firearm. Tags: colloquial
    Sense id: en-Win-en-noun-hQwMaoRy
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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