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, released at the end of 2012.
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* Windows 8 : The version of Windows released at the end of 2012.
 
* WinRT
 
* WinRT
 
* Windows RT
 
* Windows RT
 
* Blue
 
* Blue
* WP8
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* 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