"window manager" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: window managers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} window manager (plural window managers)
  1. (graphical user interface) A piece of software that manages the layout of windows on the user's display. Translations (software): ikkunointiohjelma (Finnish), gluggastjóri [masculine] (Icelandic), ウィンドウマネージャー (windō manējā) (Japanese), 창 관리자 (chang gwallija) (Korean), fönsterhanterare [common-gender] (Swedish)

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