Shutter
(noun)
A device for closing and opening a window, or a door.
Origin:
The word "shutter" comes from the old english word "scyttere" and it means a device for closing and opening a window, or a door.
Examples:
- She closed the window shutters to keep out the bright sunlight.
- The shutter on the camera controls the amount of light that enters the lens.
- He installed new shutters on the windows of his house.
- She opened the shutters to let fresh air in.
- The shutter on the old camera was broken.