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-[Acronym] for __G__raphical __U__ser __I__nterface
.
+An
[Acronym] for GraphicalUserInterface
.
-A GUI provides a graphical way of looking at data and normally involves the [WIMP] paradigm.
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-In MicrosoftWindows the [GUI] with all of its layers
is built right into the OperatingSystem. Conversely
, [Linux] has no provisions for [GUI]s of its own - it is provided by ordinary applications, commonly the [XFree86] implementation of the [X11] standard. This in turn is only a bare skelleton for [GUI]s which a large variety of [DesktopEnvironment]s are built on top of. The most common ones are [GNOME] or [KDE] but there are more, such as [XFce]. Purists use [X11]
only to run multiple copies of xterm(1).
-
-Note that a [GUI] does not necessary entail graphics mode; you can write console [GUI] applications using [Curses].
-
-Contrast CommandLine
.
+It
is pronounced like "gooey"
, only shorter
.
