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Paned window (computing)
Computer user interface window that is divided into sections known as "panes" / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This article is about computer graphic user interfaces. For physical windows, see paned window (architecture).
A paned window is a windows (or build-ups) in a graphical user interface that has multiple parts, layers, or sections. Examples of this include a code browser in a typical integrated development environment; a file browser with multiple panels; a tiling window manager; or a web page that contains multiple frames.[1] Simple console applications use an edit pane for accepting input and an output pane for displaying output.
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The term task pane is used by Microsoft to identify any area cordoned off from the main screen area of an application and used for a specific function, such as changing the displayed font in a word processor.[2]