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.
GUI (gōō'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.
n. a graphical user interface. (A type of computer control system that uses an orderly layout on the screen with icons and menus that are controlled by a computer mouse. Gooeyis slang; GUI is a technical acronym. See also WIMP.) : Some of the older programs that lack a gooey require a lot less memory to run.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition. Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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GUI (g'ē) Pronunciation Key
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.