| A | B |
| fixed glass | glass that is not designed to move such as a windshield |
| movable glass | windows designed to be moved up and down or to be opened and closed |
| laminated glass | glass with a plastic film sandwiched between glass layers sometimes called safety glass |
| antilacerative glass | laminated glass that has an additionallayer of plastic on the occupant side to contain fiber glass fragments in case of breakage |
| tempered glass | glass that has been heat treated so that it crumbles into little pieces upon impact |
| tinted glass | glass with a color tint added |
| shaded glass | glass with a dark color band added across its top; may have a light color in the remaining area |
| antenna wire circuit | circuit either placed between the layers of glass or printed on the interior surface of the glass |
| defroster circuits | narrow bands of conductive coating that are printed on the interior surface of the glass |
| gaskets | rubber strips used extensively to secure glass on early model vehicles |