A window (from the Latin ventus) is an opening left in the wall to allow light and ventilation to enter. The windows are at a more or less elevated height with respect to the ground and are usually glazed so that, when closed, nothing from the outside enters.
In general, the windows have shutters, which are small fixed or mobile tables that allow you to regulate the entry of light into the room. The window can be closed (that is, with the glass so that outside air does not enter), but with the blind raised to let in light. The reverse situation can also occur, with the window open and the blind lowered (so that some air enters, but not light).
The window can also have curtains inside the room, which are fabrics that allow you to isolate light or protect the privacy of those inside the house. There are several types of windows that we find in any building, whether private or public. Among them are sliding, guillotine, fixed, folding or tilting. All these types of windows are classified according to their leaves and how open they are, however, we must also point out that we can determine the types of windows based on the materials used in their construction. In this way, taking into account the last mentioned criterion, we would find that there are windows made of steel, wood, aluminum or PVC. Polyvinyl chloride is the name behind these acronyms and it is a material that in recent years has achieved significant demand in the construction area, since it is characterized by offering better insulation, not only thermal, but also acoustic. In addition to all this, we cannot ignore the existence of a series of expressions that we use frequently and that use the term that now concerns us. This would be the case, for example, of the adverbial phrase “throw something out the window” with which it is determined that someone has lost a magnificent opportunity or that something has been wasted. A phrase that can help understand the meaning of this expression would be the following: “Manuel has just thrown his chances of getting back together with Laura out the window, after once again showing his uncontrollable jealousy.” On the other hand, each of the nostrils is called a window, while the membrane of the ear is called an oval window. Finally, a window is the visual area of a user interface on a computer, which presents a bounded space with content that can be managed independently of the rest of the screen. This use of the concept was popularized from the Windows operating system (“Windows”), software developed by the American company Microsoft whose main innovation was the inclusion of windows for file management.
