windoid

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noun

A small, less adorned, floating window or palette of tools that remains on top of other windows.

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Meanings

nounwindoid (plural windoids)

plural windoids

  1. MacintoshcomputingA small, less adorned, floating window or palette of tools that remains on top of other windows.

Origin

From window + -oid.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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