Doors, Window, Glass and Curtain Wall Terminology...
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laminated glass
two or more lites of glass bonded together with a plastic inner layer. A typical application is a car’s windshield.
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left or right
location information, always outside looking in, that can be used to specify direction, e.g., "the operating sash slides to the right."

lite
a single or monolithic glass pane.
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Low E glass
a transparent coating applied to a glass surface to separate long wave (heat) energy and short wave (light) energy. The long wave is reflected back to the heat source. The short wave is allowed to pass through the coating.
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