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Window-covering glossary

Practical definitions for the parts, mounts and automation terms that change a window-treatment decision.

Visible tilt rod

A front-mounted bar that links shutter louvers so they turn together.

A shutter-louver linkage positioned behind or within the panel instead of using a front-mounted tilt rod.

An adjustable blade inside a shutter panel that changes light and privacy when tilted.

A framed section of interior shutters that contains louvers and may swing open on hinges.

The top rail that supports or houses the operating mechanism of many blinds and shades.

A treatment installed within the window opening.

A treatment installed on wall or trim outside the window opening.

A shade configuration that can open from the top, bottom, or both to balance daylight and privacy.

A configuration intended to reduce incoming light substantially without necessarily eliminating edge gaps.

A light-control configuration designed to minimize incoming light using opaque material and attention to edge coverage.

A treatment designed and sold with a motor as part of its original operating system.

A device or system added to an existing window covering to move its existing mechanism.