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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 • Mar. 21, 2023

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 • Oct. 12, 2021

In other words, what problems does a gestural system solve that a GUI with a more accurate pointing device such as a remote doesn’t?

From The Guardian • Sep. 18, 2015

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

The X server doesn't provide any of the features one might expect from a GUI, such as resizing and rearranging windows.

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

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