Difference between revisions of "Win8 Dictionary"
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* Win32 : The evolving set of APIs available since Windows 3.11 and still changing these days. | * Win32 : The evolving set of APIs available since Windows 3.11 and still changing these days. | ||
| − | * Windows 8 : The version of Windows | + | * Windows 8 : The version of Windows released at the end of 2012. |
* WinRT | * WinRT | ||
* Windows RT | * Windows RT | ||
* Blue | * Blue | ||
| − | * WP8 | + | * WP8 : The version of Windows 8 that runs on phones (short for Windows Phone 8) |
* Metro | * Metro | ||
* Desktop | * Desktop | ||
* Windows on ARM | * Windows on ARM | ||
Revision as of 18:18, 8 January 2013
This is an attempt to reduce confusion about the new terms introduced with the release of Windows 8 in various modes, for various architectures and various restrictions.
- Win32 : The evolving set of APIs available since Windows 3.11 and still changing these days.
- Windows 8 : The version of Windows released at the end of 2012.
- WinRT
- Windows RT
- Blue
- WP8 : The version of Windows 8 that runs on phones (short for Windows Phone 8)
- Metro
- Desktop
- Windows on ARM
