Fenestration

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Fenestration may refer to :

Architecture, construction and building

• Fenestration (architecture), refers to the design, construction, or presence of openings in a building. Fenestration includes windows, doors, louvres, vents, wall panels, skylights, storefronts, curtain walls, and slope glazed systems

Anatomy, medicine and biology

Used in relation to fenestra.

Other uses

• Fenestration, the practice of placing holes in the rudder of a ship to reduce the work required to move the rudder while preserving its ability to steer the ship

See also

• Defenestration, the act of throwing someone or something out of a window
• National Fenestration Rating Council, an organization which measures and compares the energy performance of fenestration products