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graphical user interface

/græfəkəl juzər ˌɪntərˈfeɪs/
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Other forms: graphical user interfaces

Definitions of graphical user interface
  1. noun
    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
    synonyms: GUI
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    type of:
    interface, user 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
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