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[GitHub] [beam] melap commented on a change in pull request #15778: [BEAM-11758] Update basics page: Window, Watermark

melap commented on a change in pull request #15778:
URL: https://github.com/apache/beam/pull/15778#discussion_r762351207



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File path: website/www/site/content/en/documentation/basics.md
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@@ -365,6 +373,76 @@ For more information about runners, see the following pages:
  * [Choosing a Runner](/documentation/#choosing-a-runner)
  * [Beam Capability Matrix](/documentation/runners/capability-matrix/)
 
+### Window
+
+Windowing subdivides a `PCollection` into _windows_ according to the timestamps
+of its individual elements. Windows enable grouping operations over unbounded
+collections by dividing the collection into windows of finite collections. A
+windowing function tells the runner how to assign elements to an initial window,

Review comment:
       Thanks for the clarification! I added a bit more text about this, and also in the programming guide for consistency. Seem accurate now?




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