An example of a graphical user interface in Windows XP, with the My Music window displayed

A window is a visual area, usually rectangular in shape, containing some kind of user interface, displaying the output of and allowing input for one of a number of simultaneously running computer processes. Windows are primarily associated with graphical displays, where they can be manipulated with a pointer. However, many programs with text user interfaces, for example Emacs, allow their display to be divided into areas which may also be referred to as "windows". Image File history File links Italic textAn example of a graphical user interface used in Microsoft Windows XP. WELCOME TO MICROSOFT PROFESSIONAL File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Image File history File links Italic textAn example of a graphical user interface used in Microsoft Windows XP. WELCOME TO MICROSOFT PROFESSIONAL File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... As of 2005, Windows XP is the current client version of the Microsoft Windows operating system. ... The user interface is the part of a system exposed to users. ... In computer science, a pointer is a programming language datatype whose value refers directly to (points to) another value stored elsewhere in the computer memory using its address. ... The GNU Emacs interface, running in a graphical environment. ...

A graphical user interface (GUI) which uses the window as one of its primary metaphors is called a windowing system. This idea was developed as a part of the WIMP paradigm at Xerox PARC. A graphical user interface (or GUI, sometimes pronounced gooey) is a method of interacting with a computer through a metaphor of direct manipulation of graphical images and widgets in addition to text. ... A windowing system is a graphical user interface (GUI) which uses the window as one of its primary metaphors. ... In human-computer interaction, WIMP stands for window, icon, menu, pointing device, denoting a style of interaction using these elements. ... Xerox Palo Alto Research Center (PARC) was a flagship research division of the Xerox Corporation, based in Palo Alto, California, USA, which essentially created the modern personal computer paper paradigm. ...

Windows are depicted as two-dimensional objects (like papers or books) arranged on a desktop. Most windows can be resized, moved, hidden, restored, and closed at will. When two overlap, one is on top of the other, with the covered part of the lower window not visible. The part of a windowing system which manages these operations is called a window manager. A desktop is the horizontal surface of a desk. ... On Microsoft Windows 95, 98, and ME you can enter the Windows device manager by clicking Start, Settings, Control Panel, System icon, and clicking on the Device Manager tab. ...

Windows are a popular feature (or widget) in several graphical user interfaces (especially WIMP ones). DEC Windows (for VMS), X Window System (for GNU & Unix-like systems), Microsoft Windows and IBM's Open Windows are named after this feature. A widget (or control) is a graphical interface component that a computer user interacts with, such as a window or a text box. ... In human-computer interaction, WIMP stands for window, icon, menu, pointing device, denoting a style of interaction using these elements. ... CDE on Unix (Solaris 8) DECwindows CDE on OpenVMS 7. ... OpenVMS (Open Virtual Memory System or just VMS) is the name of a high-end computer server operating system that runs on the VAX and Alpha family of computers developed by Digital Equipment Corporation of Maynard, Massachusetts (now owned by Hewlett-Packard), and more recently on Hewlett-Packard systems built... In computing, the X Window System (commonly X11 or X) is a windowing system for bitmap displays. ... GNU is a free software operating system. ... A Unix-like operating system is one that behaves in a manner similar to a Unix system, while not necessarily conforming to or being certified to any version of the Single UNIX Specification. ... Microsoft Windows refers to a series of operating environments and operating systems created by Microsoft for use on personal computers and servers. ... International Business Machines Corporation (IBM, or colloquially, Big Blue) NYSE: IBM (incorporated June 15, 1911, in operation since 1888) is headquartered in Armonk, NY, USA. The company manufactures and sells computer hardware, software, and services. ...

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