graphical user interface

Computing: Software: Graphical User Interface

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A Graphical User Interface (or GUI) is a type of User Interface which is displayed (and interacted with) graphically rather than using a Command Line Interface (CLI).

A typical GUI consists of:

• Windows, each of which shows the current state of a task and allows the user to interact with a particular application in the context of the particular task displayed
• A desktop, which gives the user access to the computer system in general and allows the user to navigate between tasks
• A mouse cursor, which allows the user to:
  • click on controls, to activate them
  • select items to operate on
  • move the current insertion point, for text editing
  • draw, paint, or selectively apply effects, within an image editing program

Reference

• Wikipedia