Definition: GUI
stands for "Graphical User Interface". There are two types of interfaces
between a computer application and the user:
Related Terms
• Operating
System
- Command-line, where the user types a text command and the computer responds accrording to that command, and
- GUI, where the user clicks on a visual screen that has icons, windows and menus, by using a pointing device, such as a mouse.
GUI is pronounced like "gooey".
Related Resources:
Operating Systems: Why Unix
Operating systems allows the user to interact with the computer. Through GUI is one of the ways.
