"Windows" meaning in English

See Windows in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈwɪndoʊz/ [General-American], /ˈwɪndəʊz/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: en-us-windows.ogg
Rhymes: -əʊz Etymology: From windows, in reference to the user-interface display elements. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Windows
  1. (operating systems, trademark) Microsoft Windows, an operating system with a WIMP graphical user interface that dominates the personal computer market. Categories (topical): Software, Microsoft Synonyms: Win Translations (Microsoft Windows): ويندوز [masculine] (Arabic), Уи́ндоус (Uíndous) (Bulgarian), 視窗 /视窗 (Shìchuāng) (Chinese Mandarin), 微軟視窗 /微软视窗 (wēiruǎnshìchuāng, wéiruǎnshìchuāng) (Chinese Mandarin), Vindozo (Esperanto), Windows (Finnish), Windows (French), Windows (German), विन्डोज़ (vinḍoz) (Hindi), ウィンドウズ (Japanese), Windows [Windows, software, computing, engineering, mathematics, sciences, physical-sciences, natural-sciences] (Japanese), 윈도우 (Windou) (Korean), 윈도 (Windo) (Korean), Виндоус (Vindous) (Macedonian), Виндоуз (Vindouz) (Macedonian), ویندوز (vindovz) (Persian), Windows [masculine] (Polish), виндовс (vindovs) [masculine] (Russian), Уиндоус (Uindous) (Russian), Виндоус (Vindous) (Russian), Уиндоуз (Uindouz) (Russian), Виндоуз (Vindouz) (Russian), Windows (Spanish), விண்டோஸ் (viṇṭōs) (Tamil), วินโดวส์ (Thai), Windows (Turkish), віндовс (vindovs) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-Windows-en-name-0VVgIlG6 Disambiguation of Microsoft: 55 45 Categories (other): English trademarks Disambiguation of 'Microsoft Windows': 77 23
  2. (computing) Ellipsis of Windows key. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis Alternative form of: Windows key Categories (topical): Computing, Microsoft, Software
    Sense id: en-Windows-en-name-9jv77ZlV Disambiguation of Microsoft: 55 45 Disambiguation of Software: 40 60 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Terms with Arabic translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Tamil translations, Terms with Thai translations, Terms with Turkish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 20 80 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 11 89 Disambiguation of Terms with Arabic translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 28 72 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 23 77 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 24 76 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 18 82 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 17 83 Disambiguation of Terms with Hindi translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 13 87 Disambiguation of Terms with Korean translations: 26 74 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 22 78 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 32 68 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 15 85 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 16 84 Disambiguation of Terms with Tamil translations: 34 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 34 66 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 30 70 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Alternative forms

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      "word": "Windoze"
    },
    {
      "word": "Windross"
    },
    {
      "word": "Windvocate"
    },
    {
      "word": "WinJS"
    },
    {
      "word": "Winkey"
    },
    {
      "word": "WinMe"
    },
    {
      "word": "Winmodem"
    },
    {
      "word": "WinNT"
    },
    {
      "word": "WinRT"
    },
    {
      "word": "Winsock"
    },
    {
      "word": "wintard"
    },
    {
      "word": "Wintel"
    },
    {
      "word": "Wintroll"
    },
    {
      "word": "WinVNC"
    },
    {
      "word": "WinXP"
    },
    {
      "word": "WISA"
    },
    {
      "word": "WMA"
    },
    {
      "word": "WMF"
    },
    {
      "word": "WMI"
    },
    {
      "word": "WMV"
    },
    {
      "word": "WoW"
    },
    {
      "word": "WP"
    },
    {
      "word": "WPA"
    },
    {
      "word": "WPF"
    },
    {
      "word": "WRP"
    },
    {
      "word": "WSS"
    },
    {
      "word": "WU"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {},
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    }
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    "Win‧dows"
  ],
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  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English trademarks",
        "en:Software"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Microsoft Windows, an operating system with a WIMP graphical user interface that dominates the personal computer market."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "operating system",
          "operating system"
        ],
        [
          "trademark",
          "trademark"
        ],
        [
          "WIMP",
          "WIMP"
        ],
        [
          "graphical user interface",
          "graphical user interface"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "operating systems; trademark; operating systems; trademark",
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        "(operating systems, trademark) Microsoft Windows, an operating system with a WIMP graphical user interface that dominates the personal computer market."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "Win"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "word": "Windows key"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "English ellipses",
        "en:Computing"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Ellipsis of Windows key."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "computing",
          "computing#Noun"
        ],
        [
          "Windows key",
          "Windows key#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(computing) Ellipsis of Windows key."
      ],
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        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of",
        "ellipsis"
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        "computing",
        "engineering",
        "mathematics",
        "natural-sciences",
        "physical-sciences",
        "sciences"
      ]
    }
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      "ipa": "/ˈwɪndoʊz/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-windows.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/6/62/En-us-windows.ogg/En-us-windows.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/62/En-us-windows.ogg"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈwɪndəʊz/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-əʊz"
    }
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    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "sense": "Microsoft Windows",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ويندوز"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "Uíndous",
      "sense": "Microsoft Windows",
      "word": "Уи́ндоус"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "Shìchuāng",
      "sense": "Microsoft Windows",
      "word": "視窗 /视窗"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "wēiruǎnshìchuāng, wéiruǎnshìchuāng",
      "sense": "Microsoft Windows",
      "word": "微軟視窗 /微软视窗"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "Microsoft Windows",
      "word": "Vindozo"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "Microsoft Windows",
      "word": "Windows"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "Microsoft Windows",
      "word": "Windows"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "Microsoft Windows",
      "word": "Windows"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "vinḍoz",
      "sense": "Microsoft Windows",
      "word": "विन्डोज़"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "sense": "Microsoft Windows",
      "word": "ウィンドウズ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "sense": "Microsoft Windows",
      "topics": [
        "Windows",
        "software",
        "computing",
        "engineering",
        "mathematics",
        "sciences",
        "physical-sciences",
        "natural-sciences"
      ],
      "word": "Windows"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "Windou",
      "sense": "Microsoft Windows",
      "word": "윈도우"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "Windo",
      "sense": "Microsoft Windows",
      "word": "윈도"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "Vindous",
      "sense": "Microsoft Windows",
      "word": "Виндоус"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "Vindouz",
      "sense": "Microsoft Windows",
      "word": "Виндоуз"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "vindovz",
      "sense": "Microsoft Windows",
      "word": "ویندوز"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "Microsoft Windows",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Windows"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "vindovs",
      "sense": "Microsoft Windows",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "виндовс"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Uindous",
      "sense": "Microsoft Windows",
      "word": "Уиндоус"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Vindous",
      "sense": "Microsoft Windows",
      "word": "Виндоус"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Uindouz",
      "sense": "Microsoft Windows",
      "word": "Уиндоуз"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "Vindouz",
      "sense": "Microsoft Windows",
      "word": "Виндоуз"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "Microsoft Windows",
      "word": "Windows"
    },
    {
      "code": "ta",
      "lang": "Tamil",
      "roman": "viṇṭōs",
      "sense": "Microsoft Windows",
      "word": "விண்டோஸ்"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "sense": "Microsoft Windows",
      "word": "วินโดวส์"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "Microsoft Windows",
      "word": "Windows"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "vindovs",
      "sense": "Microsoft Windows",
      "word": "віндовс"
    }
  ],
  "word": "Windows"
}

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