Windows
See also: windows
English
Etymology
From windows, in reference to the user-interface display elements.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈwɪndoʊz/
Audio (US): (file)
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈwɪndəʊz/
- Rhymes: -əʊz
- Hyphenation: Win‧dows
Proper noun
Windows
- (operating systems, trademark) Microsoft Windows, an operating system with a WIMP graphical user interface that dominates the personal computer market.
- Synonym: Win
- (computing) Ellipsis of Windows key.
Derived terms
Translations
Microsoft Windows
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Further reading
- Microsoft Windows on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /wɪndoːs/, /vɪndoːs/
- IPA(key): /wɪndɔs/, /vɪndɔs/ (influenced by the predecessor MS-DOS)
Audio: (file) Audio: (file)
Proper noun
Windows n (proper noun, strong, genitive Windows)
- (operating systems, trademark) Microsoft Windows, an operating system with a graphical user interface that dominates the personal computer market.
Further reading
- Microsoft Windows on the German Wikipedia.Wikipedia de
Japanese
Etymology
Proper noun
Windows • (Windōzu)
Further reading
- Microsoft Windows on the Japanese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ja
Polish
Etymology
Unadapted borrowing from English Windows.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈwin.dɔws/
Audio: (file) - Rhymes: -indɔws
- Syllabification: Win‧dows
Proper noun
Windows m animal (indeclinable, related adjective windowsowy)
- (operating systems) Microsoft Windows (product line of proprietary graphical operating systems developed and marketed by Microsoft)
Declension
Declension of Windows
singular | |
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nominative | Windows |
genitive | Windowsa |
dative | Windowsowi |
accusative | Windowsa |
instrumental | Windowsem |
locative | Windowsie |
vocative | Windowsie |
Or indeclinable
Noun
Windows m animal (indeclinable, related adjective windowsowy)
- (operating systems) Windows (operating system with a WIMP graphical user interface that dominates the personal computer market)
- Synonym: (humorous) winda
Declension
Declension of Windows
singular | plural | |
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nominative | Windows | Windowsy |
genitive | Windowsa | Windowsów |
dative | Windowsowi | Windowsom |
accusative | Windowsa | Windowsy |
instrumental | Windowsem | Windowsami |
locative | Windowsie | Windowsach |
vocative | Windowsie | Windowsy |
Or indeclinable