My step son at 8yrs old asked,"Why do they call a window a window?" I have not been able to find an answer.
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Here's something I found on dictionary.com under the entry for window\n\n[Middle English, from Old Norse vindauga : vindr, air, wind; see w- in Indo-European Roots + auga, eye; see okw- in Indo-European Roots.] \n\nWord History: The source of our word window is a vivid metaphor. Window comes to us from the Scandinavian invaders and settlers of England in the early Middle Ages. Although we have no record of the exact word they gave us, it was related to Old Norse vindauga, “window,” a compound made up of vindr, “wind,” and auga, “eye,” reflecting the fact that at one time windows contained no glass. The metaphor “wind eye” is of a type beloved by Norse and Old English poets and is called a kenning; other examples include oar-steed for “ship” and whale-road for “sea.” Recently we have restored to the 800-year-old word window a touch of its poetic heritage, using it figuratively in such phrases as launch window, weather window, and window of opportunity or vulnerability.
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In GUI a a main window displays the main data.\n\n\nA dialog is a secondary rectangular box that either requests or provides information. Many dialog boxes present options to choose from before Windows can carry out a command. Some dialog boxes present warnings or explain why a command can't be completed.\n\nTHINK OF WINDOW and DIALOG BOX as Heading Level 1 and Heading Level 2 respectively\n\nHeading 1 comes under heading 2
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Reduce the hazards in the bedroom and decrease the chances of this happening. Drag him out on the bedding. Why do you have to use the window?
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aglets ....I hate it when my kids ask a question I can't answer!!
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As Starlight said, "It's concentration" I bet you did the same as a child, but don't remember doing it. The same goes for a child they don't realise that they are doing this.
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Do they still have blackboards in school? I thought they were all white boards now with those dry erase markers. what would you call that so the little white kids don't get offended?  How ridicules, why don't you try teaching all the children that most of the time the word black just means black as in the shade, and saying blackboard is NOT a racial slur, PC the ruin of civilisation.
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In my house...girls were called Nakeds.....& boys were called Peepees.....it is the same for my kids too....just because it is so much more easier to explain then penis & vagina.....\n My Sister has her kids call them weiner & bun....I dont know why...she is a little strange though.....
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good question.. i think the best answer is..\n \n              TO SAVE SPACE!
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Yes, especially if they REFUSE to switch places with someone that would want to sit by the window, and that would keep the blinds open.  What's the point of having windows if you cannot see out of them?
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I can't imagine why a child who is too young to understand what these parents were doing is old enough to be on the computer by themself. If you really are a little kid who doesn't know, you have to ask your parents. And you shouldn't be talking about stuff like this on Yahoo answers. It's private.
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you must be a total moron....lol... my 3 yr old could figure that out ...If I have ofended you...WELL GOOD!!!\nBa-hum bug!!!
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My question to you is why are you looking into his windows? Also, if it is dark, how do you "see everything"? Do you have infra-red goggles? If the person at the mans' house is a juvenile, you should contact the authorities. Then stop looking into the mans house at night.
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all windows has graphical interfaces.\n\nyou can see ALL not like old dos-based softwares where you can only see your code and the menu nothing else.
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I am a children's pastor. You can't answer it with out understanding it yourself. God answered it. He is the only uncreated thing. He said, "I am". It is His name and the answer to your 6 year old's question. He even created Time itself for us. Read Genesis 1. Time is just the multiplication and division of days. He is outside of that and past present and future are for humans until we join Him and become also immortal. Kids love it when you talk right to them. Always stretch them. They will respect you for it. Say "I don't know...what do you think?" - alot. You'll learn some great things. My 4 are grown and some of the best friends I could have.
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It's not true. But kids say that because the ones, the plus sign, and the equals sign make a window shape.
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If an aircraft window was square or rectangular (as the used to be) there is a concentrated stress on the corners of the window.\n\nThis stress, due to stresses on the aircraft as well as pressures, has previously caused windows to blow out.\n\nA circular window will spread the forces evenly around the frame, reducing the stresses on the seam of the window.
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lol, that's windows, specifically the taskbar, desktop, IE file browser\n\n\nlol conrad, I described the windows GUI "pecifically the taskbar, desktop, IE file browser". Windows is a GUI operating system, so kinda implied.