{f} increase to the greatest amount or degree, magnify as much as possible; make the most of; make best use of something; (Computers) enlarge a window to the maximum size in a graphical user interface (also maximise)
Refers to enlarging a window to its largest possible size for your monitor To maximize a window, click the Maximize button on the right side of the window title bar To restore a maximized or enlarged window, click the Restore button on the right side of the window title bar
max·im·ize maximizes maximizing maximized in BRIT, also use maximise1. If you maximize something, you make it as great in amount or importance as you can. In order to maximize profit the firm would seek to maximize output minimize + maximization maxi·mi·za·tion a pricing policy that was aimed at profit maximisation
The act of making a window fill the entire screen You can maximize a window by double-clicking on its title bar or clicking on its maximize button (the button with the upward pointing arrow in the upper right corner)
(v) To enlarge a window to fill a workspace Typically, a maximize push button is located in the upper-right corner of a window frame
In Windows, a small icon at the righthand top corner of each window that allows you to change the window size so that it fills the screen Contrast with minimize Related terms: Window, Windows, Icon, Minimize
make as big or large as possible; "Maximize your profits!" make the most of; "He maximized his role
In graphical user interfaces, to enlarge a window to its greatest size In Windows 3 x and Macintosh environments, the buttons for minimizing and maximizing windows are located in the top right corner of the window (Contrast with Minimize )
To enlarge a window to its maximum size Maximizing an application window causes it to fill the screen; maximizing a document window causes it to fill the application window
If you maximize a window on a computer screen, you make it as large as possible. Click on the square icon to maximize the window. minimize
To make a window appear at its largest possible size In Windows 95 applications, the maximize button is a square in the top right corner of the window
(1, verb) To grow/increase the size of a window to it's maximum size (often the entire screen) (2, verb) To Click a window's Maximize Button
The act of making a window fill the entire screen You can maximize a window by double clicking on its title bar - that long strip across its very top Or you can click on its maximize button - that button with the big square inside, located near the window's upper right- corner
{f} increase to the greatest amount or degree, magnify as much as possible; make the most of; make best use of something; (Computers) enlarge a window to the maximum size in a graphical user interface (also maximize)
The command that increases the size of a window so that it fills the entire screen To Maximise any window, click on the Maximise button- the up arrow at the very top right- hand corner of the window