window-based programming

noun
UK /ˈwɪndəʊ beɪst ˈprəʊɡræmɪŋ/
US /ˈwɪndoʊ beɪst ˈproʊɡræmɪŋ/

Window-based programming is a way of making computer programs that use little boxes on the screen called windows.

She learned window-based programming so she could build apps with buttons and menus.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. Writing code that responds to clicks and typing inside on-screen windows.

The class covered window-based programming with buttons and text boxes.

3. Building software where each task opens in its own separate window.

His first window-based programming project was a simple calculator.

4. A style of coding that relies on visual windows instead of a text-only screen.

Modern apps often use window-based programming to make them easy to use.