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GUI

1 American  
[goo-ee] / ˈgu i /

noun

PLURAL

GUIs, GUI's

  1. graphical user interface.

Gui. 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. Guiana.

GUI British  
/ ˈɡuːiː /

acronym

  1. graphical user interface

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GUI Scientific  
/ go̅o̅′ē /

  1. 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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A GUI is a visual display - allowing a person to interact with images and icons, rather than a display that shows only text and requires typed commands.

From BBC

Microsoft is late to the party here, but its subsystem is clearly the result of years of work to extend Windows to running Linux kernels and GUI apps.

From The Verge

Microsoft enabled Linux GUI apps on Windows 10 for developers last year, and features like this will be available immediately in the Microsoft Store in the future.

From The Verge

Google’s announcement came exactly a year after Microsoft announced support for Linux GUI apps in Windows 10.

From The Verge

This Windows 10 update will also include the Xbox Auto HDR feature for PC games, new File Explorer icons, and even Linux GUI apps for developers.

From The Verge

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