Name: subsidiary window

Synonyms: subsidiary window,child window,subwindow

Type: glossary

Description:
A window that is part of another window or associated with it in some way. 
 
Subsidiary window types include <drawer|drawers> (which slide out from one edge of a parent window) and <sheet|sheets> (which are <dialog box|dialog boxes> associated with a parent window).

References: sheet (glossary), drawer (glossary), dialog box (glossary)

Tags: windowing
