GUI

G0195200 (go͞o′ē)n. An interface for issuing commands to a computer utilizing a pointing device, such as a mouse, that manipulates and activates graphical images on a monitor.

[g(raphical) u(ser) i(nterface).]

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(ˈɡuːiː) n acronym for (Computer Science) graphical user interface

graph′ical us′er in′terface

n. a software interface designed to standardize and simplify the use of computer programs, as by using a mouse to manipulate text and images on a display screen featuring icons, windows, and menus. Also called GUI.

GUI

(go͞o′ē) Short for graphical user interface. An interface that is used to issue commands to a computer by means of a device such as a mouse that manipulates and activates onscreen images.

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Noun

GUI - a user interface based on graphics (icons and pictures and menus) instead of text; uses a mouse as well as a keyboard as an input devicegraphical user interfacedialog box, panel - (computer science) a small temporary window in a graphical user interface that appears in order to request information from the user; after the information has been provided the user dismisses the box with `okay' or `cancel'user interface, interface - (computer science) a program that controls a display for the user (usually on a computer monitor) and that allows the user to interact with the systemicon - (computer science) a graphic symbol (usually a simple picture) that denotes a program or a command or a data file or a concept in a graphical user interface

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GUIinterfaccia grafica

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gooey

1. In a thick, semi-liquid state. If you like soft, gooey chocolate chip cookies, my mom makes the best.2. Overly sentimental. I don't need some sappy card and a box of chocolates on Valentine's Day—I hate all that gooey stuff.3. A play on GUI, the initialism for "graphical user interface," which allows one to interact with a computer via a mouse or touchscreen. The tech guy thinks it's an issue with my gooey or something—I have no idea what he's talking about.

GUI

An initialism for "graphical user interface," which allows one to interact with a computer via a mouse or touchpad. The tech guy thinks it's an issue with my GUI—whatever that is.

gooey

and GUI n. a graphical user interface. (see also WIMP.) Some of the older programs that lack a gooey require a lot less memory to run.

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verbSee gooey

GUI

[′gü‚ē or ¦jē¦yü′ī] (computer science) graphical user interface

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Graphical User Interface

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(Graphical User Interface) The common method of interacting with a computer that allows any image to be displayed on screen. Except for entering text on the keyboard, the primary way the computer is operated is with a mouse or touchpad pointing device. The mouse/touchpad is used to select icons and menu options as well as move and resize windows that frame the application and elements within it. The major GUIs are Windows and Mac along with GNOME and KDE for Linux.

From Characters to Graphics
With the advent of the Macintosh in the mid-1980s and Windows in the 1990s, GUIs replaced the character-based display with a graphics display that eliminated the need to enter cryptic commands in a required sequence. In addition, fonts could be changed and resized on screen, providing a what-you-see-is-what-you-get (WYSIWYG) capability for creating printed materials. However, all major operating systems still include a command line interface that lets programmers and power users enter commands to perform certain tasks faster and more easily than with a mouse (see command line). See user interface, UI types, drag and drop, desktop manager, window manager and Star.

The First Commercial GUI

Xerox's Star workstation was the first commercial implementation of the GUI. Introduced in 1981, the Star was the inspiration for the Mac, which debuted in 1984. (Image courtesy of Xerox Corporation.)

The Mac GUI

The top screen shot is an early Mac desktop ("Power Dude" was the name of the hard disk). Notice the difference between the icons, fonts and window borders on the old interface compared to the Mac OS X window below. (Top screen shot courtesy of Peter Hermsen.)

The Mac GUI

The top screen shot is an early Mac desktop ("Power Dude" was the name of the hard disk). Notice the difference between the icons, fonts and window borders on the old interface compared to the Mac OS X window below. (Top screen shot courtesy of Peter Hermsen.)

Early Windows

This was the Windows 2.0 interface in the late 1980s. As rigid as it looks, it was an improvement over Windows 1.0 because it supported resizable windows that could overlap. (Image courtesy of Ian Albert, www.ianalbert.com)

Unix Workstations

The Motif graphical interface was added to the command-line world of Unix workstations in the 1980s. (Screen shot courtesy of The Santa Cruz Operation, Inc.)

A Design Revolution

GUIs enabled imaginative interfaces. In this earlier Bryce 3D modeling program, the bottom left symbols were camera controls (trackball and x, y, z axes). On top were primitive graphic elements. (Screenshot courtesy of MetaCreations Corporation.)

Custom Looks for Windows

Stardock's WindowBlinds allows Windows users to have a unique desktop with thousands of pre-built designs to choose from. (Image courtesy of Stardock Corporation, Inc., www.stardock.com)

GUI

Acronym	Definition
GUI➣Graphical User Interface
GUI➣General User Interface (computing)
GUI➣Golfing Union of Ireland
GUI➣Government-University-Industry (partnership)
GUI➣Global Unique Identifier
GUI➣Graphics Unit Interface
GUI➣Gulf United Investment
GUI➣general utility index (zooarcheology)
GUI➣Gaming Under the Influence (gaming clan)
GUI➣Gyroscopic Upper Stage

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noun a user interface based on graphics (icons and pictures and menus) instead of text

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