Graphical user interface: Difference between revisions

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It is commonly referred to by its acronym '''GUI''', pronounced like "gooey", and most GUI environments can also be called WIMP (Windows, Icons, Mouse, Pointer).

Examples of systems that support GUIs includeare [[Mac OS]], [[Microsoft Windows]], and the

[[X Window System]]. (including The latter is extended with toolkits such as [[KDE]] and [[GNOME]]).

Similar to GUIs are text user interfaces (TUIs) that display the

same types of widgets in a character-cell mode rather than in a pixel mode.