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window

Also known as windows

A window is an opening in a wall, door, roof, or vehicle that allows the exchange of light and may also allow the passage of sound and sometimes air. Modern windows are usually glazed, or covered in some other transparent or translucent material, a sash set in a frame in the opening. The sash and frame are also referred to as a window. Many glazed windows may be opened, to allow ventilation, or closed to exclude inclement weather. Windows may have a latch or similar mechanism to lock the window shut or to hold it open by various amounts.

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A window is an opening in a wall, door, roof, or vehicle that lets light in and may allow sound and air to pass through, typically covered with glass or another transparent material held in a frame. Windows can usually be opened to let in fresh air or closed to keep out bad weather, and many have latches or locks to control how much they're open or shut.

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Commons category: Windows
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Contents

Etymology
History
Technologies
Design trends
Types
Cross
Eyebrow
Fixed
Single-hung sash
Double-hung sash
Foldup
Horizontal sliding sash
Casement
Awning
Hopper
Pivot
Tilt and slide
Tilt and turn
Transom
Side light
Jalousie window
Clerestory
Skylight
Roof
Roof lantern
Bay
Oriel
Thermal
Picture
Multi-lite
Emergency exit/egress
Stained glass
French
Double-paned
Hexagonal window
Guillotine window
Terms
Labeling
Construction
Grids or muntins
Frame and sash construction
Glazing and filling
Other construction details
Impact of the sun
Sun incidence angle
Solar window
Passive solar
Coverings
Gallery
See also
References

Types include the eyebrow window, fixed windows, hexagonal windows, single-hung, and double-hung sash windows, horizontal sliding sash windows, casement windows, awning windows, hopper windows, tilt, and slide windows (often door-sized), tilt and turn windows, transom windows, sidelight windows, jalousie or louvered windows, clerestory windows, lancet windows, skylights, roof windows, roof lanterns, bay windows, oriel windows, thermal, or Diocletian, windows, picture windows, rose windows, emergency exit windows, stained glass windows, French windows, panel windows, double- or triple-paned windows, and witch windows.