What is Windowing system?
[[File:Window (windowing system).svg|thumb|300px|Typical elements of a '''[[Window (computing)|window]]'''. The [[window decoration]] is either drawn by the [[window manager]] or by the client. The drawing of the content is the task of the client.]] A '''windowing system''' is a [[computing]] term. It refers to a way a computer [[operating system]] (OS) displays [[computer program]]s on a [[computer screen]]. It is a type of [[graphical user interface]] (GUI) using [[Window (computing)|windows]], [[Menu (computing)|menus]], and a [[Pointer (computing)|pointer]]. [[Microsoft Windows]] is a popular OS that uses a windowing system.<ref>Robin Webster, 'Opening Windows', ''PC Magazine'', Vo. 3, No. 11 (June 12, 1984), p. 268</ref> Each window is an [[independent]] part of the screen and typically holds a [[Computer program|program]] or [[dialog box]].<ref>J.B. Dixit, ''Computer Programming'' (New Delhi: Laxami Publications, 2007), pp. 43–44</ref> == References == {{reflist}} [[Category:Operating systems]]