GUI

¹ American

[goo-ee] / ˈgu i /

noun

plural

GUIs, GUI's

graphical user interface.

Gui. ² American

abbreviation

Guiana.

GUI British

/ ˈɡuːiː /

acronym

graphical user interface

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GUI Scientific

/ go̅o̅′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.

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

If you want to run a GUI application inside your chroot, instead of the whole desktop, you precede its name with xiwi.

From The Verge • Nov. 16, 2017

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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