windowing
noun, verb
windowing is spelled W-I-N-D-O-W-I-N-G: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 99,289th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, windowing means “The windows of a building; fenestration” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of windowing is windowings.
How many letters and syllables are in windowing?
| Letters | 9: W-I-N-D-O-W-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 99,289th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is windowing?
Windowing appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 99,289th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of windowing
- windowings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does windowing mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The windows of a building; fenestration.
- 2
The use of a graphical user interface divided into windows.
NeWS was an early windowing system.
- 3
The scheduling of the exhibition and distribution of a film, involving for example a period of theatrical showings before release on home media.
- 4
The multiplication of a signal by a window function, restricting the signal to a specific time segment.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of window
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Windowing in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the windows of a building:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | fenêtrage |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does windowing come from?
From window + -ing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).