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1 CraigBox 1 An [Acronym] for __M__ultiple __D__ocument __I__nterface. (This acronym is normally not expanded.)
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3 It refers to an interface where the app has a container window that keeps all document windows inside.
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5 Used in MicrosoftOffice up until version 2000, where they decided to go back to [SDI] and really confuse everyone. (The reason is that Windows XP supports grouping of taskbar items.) ''Which I actually find a good reason in itself. It's always good to elevate common interface elements to a higher level.'' --AristotlePagaltzis
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7 See an example at WikiPedia:Multiple_Document_Interface.