X window system

Definitions

Computing

  • (written as X-Window System)
    a graphical interface, usually used on UNIX workstation computers, made up of a set of API commands and display handling routines that provide a hardware-independent programming interface for applications

Electronics

  • A windowing system that works across multiple platforms, and which is in the public domain. Its abbreviation is X window.
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