GUI


Also found in: Thesaurus, Medical, Legal, Financial, Acronyms, Idioms, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia.

GUI

 (go͞o′ē)
n.
An interface for issuing commands to a computer utilizing a pointing device, such as a mouse, that manipulates and activates graphical images on a monitor.
[g(raphical) u(ser) i(nterface).]
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

GUI

(ˈɡuːiː)
n acronym for
(Computer Science) graphical user interface
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

graph′ical us′er in′terface


n.
a software interface designed to standardize and simplify the use of computer programs, as by using a mouse to manipulate text and images on a display screen featuring icons, windows, and menus.
Also called GUI.
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.

GUI

(go͞o′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.
The American Heritage® Student Science Dictionary, Second Edition. Copyright © 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.GUI - a user interface based on graphics (icons and pictures and menus) instead of text; uses a mouse as well as a keyboard as an input device
graphical user interface
dialog box, panel - (computer science) a small temporary window in a graphical user interface that appears in order to request information from the user; after the information has been provided the user dismisses the box with `okay' or `cancel'
user interface, interface - (computer science) a program that controls a display for the user (usually on a computer monitor) and that allows the user to interact with the system
icon - (computer science) a graphic symbol (usually a simple picture) that denotes a program or a command or a data file or a concept in a graphical user interface
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
Translations

GUI

(Comput) abbr of graphical user interface → GUI nt
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Mentioned in ?
References in classic literature ?
Once a week Deesa led Moti Guj down to the river, and Moti Gui lay on his side luxuriously in the shallows, while Deesa went over him with a coir swab and a brick.
View in context
"All told, the prosecution was able to prove beyond cavil of doubt, the guilt of accused Chen Wen De, Wu Li Yong, Shi Gui Xiong, Salim Arafat, Basher Jamal and Abdula in Criminal Case No.
6 busted for drugs in San Juan in 2016 sentenced to life in jail
Officers then searched a self-storage unit in Charlton, rented by Gui He and Chen.
Heathrow Airport tobacco smugglers on the run after illicit goods are hidden in table tops; The trio used lock-ups at six storage facilities across London to store the illicit goods
Gui He also absconded as the jury began their deliberations, leaving Ming He as the only one in the dock when the verdicts were delivered.
Heathrow Airport smugglers on the run after convictions over tobacco hidden in tabletops; Shou Chen, Al Gui He and Ya Ming He together evaded nearly [pounds sterling]500,000 in tax
This is an important reference tool for embedded GUI developers to use as they strike the balance between GUI responsiveness and appearance.
Altia Design 12.1 Graphical User Interface Development Software Now Available
"We are deeply concerned that Swedish citizen Gui Minhai was detained on January 20.
US calls on China to release detained Swedish citizen
Gui was taken away on Saturday by plainclothes police, Angela Gui told Radio Sweden, adding she is concerned for the safety of her father who was released from Chinese custody in October.
Chinese police detain bookseller Gui Minhai again, daughter says
ZAPFARM allows control and management of multiple mobile devices (iOS; Android; Blackberry; Windows Mobile) and conventional workstations (Windows; Linux; Mac) from different locations in a single centralized Web GUI point of access, thus reducing maintenance time and costs.
ZAPTEST offers complimentary ZAPFARM host management system
Lui said he sold the books under the influence of Gui, who he claimed was "dragging me down the path of crime." Lui also said that Gui's books were "fabricated" and had "brought a bad influence."
Three HK Booksellers Held In China To Be Released On Bail
A Gui: "quero costurar-me novamente, quero ser quem eu quiser"
A performance arte que virou polvo: flutuando nas aguas das artes em corporalidades hibridas e ininteligiveis
With GUIX Studio, the designer can select, drag and drop, and resize images, backgrounds, widgets, and other elements of a powerful GUI without having to write a single line of code.
EXPRESS LOGIC LAUNCHES GUIX STUDIO

Dictionary browser ?
Full browser ?