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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.

Example Sentences

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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 • Mar. 21, 2023

But if you want access to a full Linux desktop, or windowed Linux GUI apps, here's what you need: Get the Crouton Integration extension for Chrome.

From The Verge • Nov. 16, 2017

Safari is unbearable to use, as is iTunes which is stuck in the 90's with it's pathetic GUI.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 4, 2014

She wanted to get better at Java GUI programming, so she got a summer research assistantship at the MIT Media Lab.

From Slate • Jan. 15, 2014

It's basically impossible to write an application for those systems that does not use the GUI, and the systems can't be used effectively from the command line.

From Debian GNU/Linux : Guide to Installation and Usage by Goerzen, John

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