{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)
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
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
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