A window is an opening in an otherwise solid, opaque surface, through which light can pass. Window may also refer to: Aeronautics Launch window, in aerospace, a time period in which a particular rocket must be launched Chaff (radar countermeasure), during World War II, the dropping of aluminium foil by aircraft to deceive radar installations Arts and entertainment Film Window, a 2005 film starring Louis Gossett Jr. Literature "Window" (short story), a 1980 science-fiction short story by Bob Leman Music Window (album), an album released by The Microphones in 2000 Songs "Window", by the Album Leaf from their 2004 album In a Safe Place "Window", by Fiona Apple from her 2005 album Extraordinary Machine "Window", by Genesis from their 1969 album From Genesis to Revelation "Window", by Still Woozy, 2020 "Window", by Tyler, the Creator from his 2011 album Goblin Computing Window (computing), a display rectangle used by a graphical user interface (GUI), or a text displayed at once among data of whole text X Window System, the system used by most Unix-like operating systems and OpenVMS A window in computer networking, a data transmission period, see sliding window protocol Register window, a feature of some CPUs Microsoft Windows, a computer operating system People Window Snyder, former Mozilla Corporation security expert Muriel Window, (1892–1965), American actress, singer, vaudeville performer, businesswoman and Ziegfeld Girl Science and technology Atmospherics: Atmospheric or Astronomical window, those parts of the electromagnetic spectrum that are not absorbed by the earth's atmosphere Radio window Optical window Infrared window Biology: Window period, in medicine, the time between first infection and detectability Electronics: Window function, in signal processing, a function that is zero-valued outside of some chosen interval Other uses: Window (geology) (or "fenster"), a hole in a thrust sheet through which the underlying rocks crop out Johari window, a technique to improve understanding of one's self and the perceptions of others Overton window, the range of political ideas the public will accept See also The Window (disambiguation) Windows (disambiguation) Windowing (disambiguation) Window of opportunity First window (disambiguation) Second window (disambiguation) bg:Windows de:Windows (Begriffsklärung) fr:Windows (homonymie) ko:윈도 pl:Okno simple:Windows vi:Windows (định hướng)