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{{otheruses4|the graphical display of the functions of a computer|other uses|Window (disambiguation)|the operating system|Microsoft Windows}}

[[Image:Gnome-2.16-screenshot.png|thumb|300px|An example of a graphical user interface in

[[Ubuntu (operating system)|Ubuntu]], with two application windows displayed, one partly overlapping the other]]

[[Image:Windows_Window.PNG|300px|thumb|A example of Window in Microsoft Windows Vista]]

In [[computing]], 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 (computing)|pointer]]. A [[graphical user interface]] (GUI) that uses windows as one of its main metaphors is called a [[windowing system]].