マド

Japanese

For pronunciation and definitions of マド – see the following entry.

[noun] [from 759] window

[noun] [from 1931] (regional, dialect, Etchū region) a deep gap in a mountain ridge (so called for the way the wind blows through, like a window)

[noun] [date uncertain] マド: (investing) on a candlestick chart, a gap in day-to-day candlesticking caused by a marked increase or decrease in the price of a security, derivative, currency, or other investment

[proper noun] (Internet slang, dated) Windows (an operating system)

Alternative spellings
窗, 牕, 牖

(This term, マド (mado), is the katakana spelling of the above term.)