active window
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The window on a computer screen that is currently being used or is ready to be used.
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Examples (10)
- Click on the window to make it active.
- The active window is highlighted with a blue border.
- You can switch between open applications by selecting their active windows.
- Make sure the correct window is active before typing.
- Press Alt+Tab to cycle through your active windows.
- The system automatically saves changes in the active window.
- Which window is currently active?
- I accidentally closed the active window and lost my work.
- To minimize the active window, click the underscore icon.
- The application always opens in a new active window.