Inactive window

Updated: 05/06/2024 by Computer Hope

An inactive window or foreground window is any window that is not being used or in the background of the active window. The picture illustrates the difference between an active (text document) and inactive (web page) window.

Inactive window

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An inactive window may also be called a background window, dormant window, idle window, off-screen window, or passive window.

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