unmaximize

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verb

To restore (a window) from a maximized state.

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Meanings

verbunmaximize (third-person singular simple present unmaximizes, present participle unmaximizing, simple past and past participle unmaximized)

present singular third person unmaximizes · participle present unmaximizing · participle past unmaximized · past unmaximized

  1. transitivecomputingTo restore (a window) from a maximized state.

    To maximize or unmaximize a window, click the button in the upper right corner. On Windows, you can minimize, maximize, or close a window by clicking one of the three buttons located in the upper right corner of each window.

    2003, Kim English, Community Geography: GIS in Action, page 278

Origin

From un- + maximize.

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APA

unmaximize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unmaximize

MLA

“unmaximize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unmaximize. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “unmaximize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/unmaximize.

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