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=== Casement ===
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[[File:Gordijnen aan venster.JPG|thumb|[[Casement window]]]]

A [[casement window]] is a window with a hinged sash that swings in or out like a door comprising either a side-hung, top-hung (also called "awning window"; see below), or occasionally bottom-hung sash or a combination of these types, sometimes with fixed panels on one or more sides of the sash.<ref name="Window" /> In the US, these are usually opened using a [[Crank (mechanism)|crank]], but in parts of Europe, they tend to use projection friction stays and [[espagnolette]] locking. Formerly, plain hinges were used with a [[casement stay]]. [[Handing]] applies to casement windows to determine direction of swing; a casement window may be left-handed, right-handed, or double. The casement window is the dominant type now found in modern buildings in the UK and many other parts of Europe.