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8. Definitions *definitions*
+ buffer Contains lines of text, usually read from a file.
screen The whole area that Vim uses to work in. This can be
a terminal emulator window. Also called "the Vim
window".
- window A view on a buffer.
+ window A view on a buffer. There can be multiple windows for
+ one buffer.
A screen contains one or more windows, separated by status lines and with the
command line at the bottom.