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jamb
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Also known as door post, doorpost, doorjamb, doorjambs

thumb|A diagram of a door, with the jambs labeled.

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thumb|A diagram of a door, with the jambs labeled.

In architecture, a jamb (), is the side-post or lining of a doorway or other aperture. The jambs of a window outside the frame are called . Small shafts to doors and windows with caps and bases are called ; when in the inside arris of the jamb of a window, they are sometimes called .

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