window-based software

noun

UK /ˈwɪndəʊ beɪst ˈsɒftweə/

US /ˈwɪndoʊ beɪst ˈsɔftwer/

Software that shows its work in little boxes called windows on a screen.

My drawing app is window-based software, so I can open many pictures at once.

SYNONYMS

GUI software windowed application graphical software desktop application

RELATED WORDS

window graphical user interface operating system desktop menu bar

OTHER MEANINGS

2. Software designed to run on Microsoft Windows.

The game is window-based software made only for Windows computers.

3. Software that lets you view several documents in separate on-screen frames.

This window-based software helps me compare two reports side by side.

4. A program whose controls appear in movable panels rather than a single full-screen view.

The editor is window-based software, so I can drag the tools anywhere.