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Fixed Light :

A window or sash of window that does not open for ventilation.Also called fixed sash.

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Operable window : a window having a sash that may be opened for ventilation.

Examples:

Casement window: a window with at least one casement. Often

used in combination with fixed light.

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Folding casement : a pair of casements with rabbeted meeting stiles, hung in a frame having no mullion.

Hanging stile:The stile of a window From which a casement Is hung.Meeting stile : one of the abutting tiles

in a pair of casements.

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French window: a pair of casement window extending to the floor and serving as a doorway, esp. from a room to an outside porch or terrace.

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Cremorne bolt: a vertical bolt used on a French window or the

like, consisting of two rods moved by at a knob mechanism and extending into pockets in the

head and sill of the opening to provide a secure fastening. Also

Cremone bolt.

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projecting slightly beyond the plane of a window and reaching to the floor, having the appearance of a balcony when the window is fully open. Also balconette.

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Awning window: a window having one or more sashes swinging outward on hinges generally attached to the top of the frame.

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projected windows: a casement or awning window in which the inner end of the sash slides along track on the sill or jamb as the sash swings outward.

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Hopper window: a window having one or more sashes swinging outward on the hinges generally attached on the bottom. Also called hospital window.

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Picture window: a large, usually fixed single-pane window, placed to frame an attractive exterior view.

Window wall: a non-bearing wall composed of primarily of vertical and horizontal farming members containing a combination of fixed lights and operating sashes

Ribbon window: a horizontal band of windows. Separated only by mullions.

Bay window: a window or series of windows projecting outward from the main wall of the building and forming a bay or alcove in a room within, esp. One having its own foundation.

Window seat: a seat built into a recess Of a window