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title: "What Is Sash? Window and Door Glossary | Honey Rock Window and Door"
description: "The sash is the movable frame that holds the glass in a window. On a fixed window, it is the frame around the glass."
url: https://honeyrock.multisites.ai/glossary/sash
publisher: Honey Rock Window and Door
phone: +1-214-484-9982
quote: https://honeyrock.multisites.ai/contact-us
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# Sash

The sash is the movable frame that holds the glass in a window. On a fixed window, it is the frame around the glass.

On an operable window, the sash is the part that moves. It holds the glass and swings, tilts or slides. The fixed outer frame around it stays in the wall. On a fixed window the glass sits in a sash that does not move.

Sash style sets how the window opens. A [casement window](https://honeyrock.multisites.ai/glossary/casement-window) swings out on side hinges. A [tilt-and-turn window](https://honeyrock.multisites.ai/glossary/tilt-and-turn-window) tilts or swings in. Smaller [muntins](https://honeyrock.multisites.ai/glossary/muntin) can divide the glass inside it. Browse our [window options](https://honeyrock.multisites.ai/windows) to compare styles. Ask how heavy the sash is, since weight affects hardware and how easily it moves.

## Related terms

-   [Casement window](https://honeyrock.multisites.ai/glossary/casement-window)
-   [Tilt-and-turn window](https://honeyrock.multisites.ai/glossary/tilt-and-turn-window)
-   [Muntin](https://honeyrock.multisites.ai/glossary/muntin)
-   [Jamb](https://honeyrock.multisites.ai/glossary/jamb)

![A modern home with wide glass doors lit warm at dusk beside a pool](https://honeyrock.multisites.ai/_astro/dusk-modern-home-pool-01.CeePxgPr_Z2giQin.webp)

## Let’s frame your view.

Send your plans or a few photos of the openings. We will help you choose the system, the brand and the glass.

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