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Type of software application interface

A multiple-document interface (MDI) is a graphical user interface in which multiple windows reside under a single parent window. Such systems often allow child windows to embed other windows inside them as well, creating complex nested hierarchies. This contrasts with single-document interfaces (SDI) where all windows are independent of each other. Wikipedia →

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Software EngineeringRoger S. Pressman, Bruce Maxim · 1982
Modern Operating SystemsAndrew S. Tanenbaum, Herbert Bos · 1992
Zaha HadidZaha Hadid, Joseph Giovannini · 1989
Java software solutionsLewis, John, John E. Lewis Ph. D. · 1997
Learning PythonMark Lutz, David Ascher · 1999
Objects first with JavaDavid J. Barnes, Michael Kolling · 2002
Neural Information ProcessingTingwen Huang · 2012
Design PatternsErich Gamma, John Vlissides · 1995

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