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-Acronym for __M__ultiple __D__ocument __I__nterface; a container window paradigm that keeps all your documents
(in a specific program) within the container of a single application window
.
+An [
Acronym]
for __M__ultiple __D__ocument __I__nterface.
(This acronym is normally not expanded
.)
-(The acronym is normally not expanded
.)
+It refers to an interface where the app has a container window that keeps all document windows inside
.
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
See an example at WikiPedia:Multiple_Document_Interface.
