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{{Short description|User interface allowing interaction through graphical icons and visual indicators}}

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[[File:Example of a GUI.png|thumb|240px|A graphical user interface (GUI) showing various elements: radio buttons, checkboxes, and other elements]]

A '''graphical user interface''', or '''GUI''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|ɡ|u:|i}}<ref>{{cite book |last=Wells |first=John |author-link=John C. Wells |title=Longman Pronunciation Dictionary |publisher=Pearson Longman |edition=3rd |year=2009 |isbn=978-1-4058-8118-0}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://dictionary.cambridge.org/us/pronunciation/english/gui|title=How to pronounce GUI in English|website=Cambridge Dictionary |language=en-US|access-date=2020-04-03}}</ref> {{Respell|GOO|ee}}), is a form of [[user interface]] that allows [[user (computing)|users]] to [[human–computer interaction|interact with electronic devices]] through graphical [[icon (computing)|icons]] and visual indicators such as [[secondary notation]]. In many applications, GUIs are used instead of [[text-based user interface|text-based UI]]s, which are based on typed command labels or text navigation. GUIs were introduced in reaction to the perceived steep [[learning curve]] of [[command-line interface]]s (CLIs),<ref name="computerhope.com">{{Cite web|url=https://www.computerhope.com/issues/ch000619.htm|title=Command line vs. GUI|website=Computer Hope |language=en|access-date=2020-04-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=2007-03-12 |url=https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/archive/blogs/mscom/the-gui-versus-the-command-line-which-is-better-part-1 |title=The GUI versus the Command Line: Which is better? (Part 1) |department=Microsoft.com Operations |website=[[Microsoft Learn]] |access-date=2024-01-30 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2007-03-26 |url=https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/archive/blogs/mscom/the-gui-versus-the-command-line-which-is-better-part-2 |title=The GUI versus the Command Line: Which is better? (Part 2) |department=Microsoft.com Operations |website=[[Microsoft Learn]] |access-date=2024-01-30}}</ref> which require commands to be typed on a [[computer keyboard]].