Talk:Jamb

Doorjamb is one word
Webster's has doorjamb (one word), not "door jamb" as in this article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Koolokamba (talk • contribs) 20:45, 26 July 2011 (UTC)


 * You're right; every respectable dictionary has it as one word; I have moved and fixed the article. Chris the speller   yack  02:42, 15 July 2014 (UTC)

The fact that a dictionary has an entry for a compound word set solid ("doorjamb") does not mean that is the preferred or more common form. It means only that such a form exists. Dictionaries generally don't have entries for phrases ("door jamb") if the phrase means the same as the existing definitions for the two individual words, which is certainly the case in this instance (a "door jamb" or "doorjam" is literally the "jamb" of a "door"). Such entries would be redundant.

I would propose "door jamb" as the better choice, consistent with "window jamb". --ScribeMonk (talk) 00:53, 19 April 2020 (UTC)

Picture needs replacing
The image of a stone-encased exterior door is far from the usual, that writers should consider replacing this with a standard wood frame interior door image as an example. Prof_D
 * agreed, stone framed doors are far from the norm and a pic with diagrams of a wooden door would serve the page better.Millertime246 (talk) 21:28, 4 November 2011 (UTC)
 * I don't agree, the actual frame is made of wood. It's the same colour as the door, and it's hidden behind the stone on the right-hand side. It's the norm in older houses. I don't disagree that the picture needs replacing, through. A cleaner annotation style would be nice. --BurritoBazooka (talk) 22:23, 21 May 2013 (UTC)

Requested move 13 May 2016

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The result of the move request was: page moved. 's argument is compelling. wbm1058 (talk) 20:05, 20 May 2016 (UTC)

Doorjamb → Jamb – A door jamb or doorjamb is only one kind of jamb e.g. the Oxford Dictionary of English defines it as "a side post or surface of a doorway, window or fireplace" and the cited Merriam-Webster dictionary links to the word "jamb" which is described as "an upright piece or surface forming the side of an opening (as for a door, window, or fireplace)." While we could in theory have an article on door jambs as well as a generic one on jambs, there is not enough meat to justify 2 separate articles at the present. If editors agree, after the move I will adjust the lede to cover the general sense of "jamb" and create a section specifically on the door-related variety using existing material. Bermicourt (talk) 17:31, 13 May 2016 (UTC)


 * Comment And even the architect's dictionary cited has "jamb" as the main entry ("a vertical abutment on either side of a door or window opening..." as well as "door jamb" (two words) as a separate entry. No sign of "doorjamb".--Bermicourt (talk) 08:30, 14 May 2016 (UTC)*
 * Comment I should have said that "jamb" currently redirects here, so people may think that a jamb is always a door jamb which it isn't, clearly.--Bermicourt (talk) 08:48, 15 May 2016 (UTC)


 * Oppose. "Door Jamb" would be more appropriate. Filpro (talk) 21:12, 14 May 2016 (UTC)
 * It's not a proper name, so there is no reason to capitalize "Jamb". wbm1058 (talk) 20:05, 20 May 2016 (UTC)


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