windowing

noun

1. (uncountable, usually)The windows of a building; fenestration.
2. (uncountable, usually)The use of a graphical user interface divided into windows.

   “NeWS was an early windowing system.”

3. (uncountable, usually)The scheduling of the exhibition and distribution of a film, involving for example a period of theatrical showings before release on home media.
4. (uncountable, usually)The multiplication of a signal by a window function, restricting the signal to a specific time segment.

verb

1. (form-of, gerund, participle, present)present participle and gerund of window