"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): Microsoft, Software Synonyms: Win Translations (Microsoft Windows): ويندوز [masculine] (Arabic), Уи́ндоус (Uíndous) (Bulgarian), 視窗 (Chinese Mandarin), 视窗 (Shìchuāng) (Chinese Mandarin), 微軟視窗 (Chinese Mandarin), 微软视窗 (wēiruǎnshìchuāng, wéiruǎnshìchuāng) (Chinese Mandarin), 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), 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)

Alternative forms

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      "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": "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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