window-based program
nounUK /ˈwɪndəʊ beɪst ˈprəʊɡræm/
US /ˈwɪndoʊ beɪst ˈproʊɡræm/
A window-based program is a computer program that shows its work in little boxes called windows on the screen.
My drawing app is a window-based program, so I can open two pictures side by side.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. Software that runs inside a graphical user interface instead of a text-only screen.
The school's new window-based program lets students click pictures instead of typing commands.
3. A program made of separate on-screen panels that users can move and resize.
This window-based program lets me drag the calculator window anywhere I like.
4. An application designed for a windowing system on a computer.
Older computers could not run a window-based program because they had no windows.