Collapse

Updated: 11/18/2022 by Computer Hope

Collapse describes hiding something or reducing its size so it's not visible. For example, when you expand a folder, it shows the folder's contents. To hide the open folder's contents, you'd collapse the folder.

Tip

When hiding a window, you are collapsing a window. However, it's more appropriate to refer to the process as minimizing the window.

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