graphical user interface

noun

A type of user interface which allows people to interact with a computer through a metaphor of direct manipulation of graphical images and widgets in addition to text.

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GUI
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Meanings

noungraphical user interface (plural graphical user interfaces)

plural graphical user interfaces

  1. computingA type of user interface which allows people to interact with a computer through a metaphor of direct manipulation of graphical images and widgets in addition to text.

    Synonyms: GUI

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA type of user interface which allows people to interact with a computer through a metaphor of direct manipulation of graphical images and widgets in addition to text.

Similar
GUI

More synonyms by meaning

nouna 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

Similar
GUI
Broader
interfaceuser interface
Also see
dashgui

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Bengali গ্রাফিক্যাল ইউজার ইন্টারফেস
  • গ্রাফিক্যাল ইউজার ইন্টারফেস (graphikkal iujar inṭarophes)type of user interface
Catalan interfície gràfica d'usuari
  • interfície gràfica d'usuaritype of user interface
Chinese Mandarin 圖形用戶界面 /图形用户界面
  • 圖形用戶界面 /图形用户界面 (túxíng yònghù jièmiàn)type of user interface
Czech grafické uživatelské rozhraní
  • grafické uživatelské rozhranítype of user interface
Danish grafisk brugerflade
  • grafisk brugerfladetype of user interface
Dutch grafische gebruikersinterface
  • grafische gebruikersinterfacetype of user interface
Esperanto grafika uzantinterfaco, grafika fasado
  • grafika uzantinterfacotype of user interface
  • grafika fasadotype of user interface
Finnish graafinen käyttöliittymä
  • graafinen käyttöliittymätype of user interface
French environnement graphique, interface graphique
  • environnement graphiquetype of user interface
  • interface graphiquetype of user interface
German grafische Benutzeroberfläche, grafische Benutzerschnittstelle
  • grafische Benutzeroberflächetype of user interface
  • grafische Benutzerschnittstelletype of user interface
  • Benutzeroberflächetype of user interface
Greek γραφική διεπαφή χρήστη
  • γραφική διεπαφή χρήστη (grafikí diepafí chrísti)type of user interface
Hungarian grafikus felhasználói felület
  • grafikus felhasználói felülettype of user interface
Indonesian antarmuka pengguna grafis
  • antarmuka pengguna grafistype of user interface
Italian interfaccia grafica
  • interfaccia graficatype of user interface
Japanese グラフィカルユーザーインターフェース
  • グラフィカルユーザーインターフェース (gurafikaru yūzā intāfēsu)type of user interface
Korean 그래픽 사용자 인터페이스
  • 그래픽 사용자 인터페이스 (geuraepik sayongja inteopeiseu)type of user interface
Latin graphica usoris interfacies
  • graphica usoris interfaciestype of user interface
Norwegian grafisk brukergrensesnitt
  • grafisk brukergrensesnitttype of user interface
Persian رابط کاربر گرافیکی
  • رابط کاربر گرافیکیtype of user interface
Polish interfejs graficzny
  • interfejs graficznytype of user interface
Portuguese interface gráfica, interface gráfica do usuário
  • interface gráficatype of user interface
  • interface gráfica do usuáriotype of user interface
  • interface gráfica do utilizadortype of user interface
Romanian interfață de utilizator grafică
  • interfață de utilizator graficătype of user interface
Russian графи́ческий интерфе́йс по́льзователя
  • графи́ческий интерфе́йс по́льзователя (grafíčeskij intɛrféjs pólʹzovatelja)type of user interface
Spanish interfaz gráfica de usuario, interfaz de usuario
  • interfaz gráfica de usuariotype of user interface
  • interfaz de usuariotype of user interface
Swedish grafiskt användargränssnitt
  • grafiskt användargränssnitttype of user interface
Tamil வரைகலை பயனர் இடைமுகம்
  • வரைகலை பயனர் இடைமுகம் (varaikalai payaṉar iṭaimukam)type of user interface
Thai ส่วนต่อประสานกราฟิกกับผู้ใช้
  • ส่วนต่อประสานกราฟิกกับผู้ใช้type of user interface
Turkish grafiksel kullanıcı arayüzü
  • grafiksel kullanıcı arayüzütype of user interface
Vietnamese giao diện đồ hoạ người dùng
  • giao diện đồ hoạ người dùngtype of user interface
Cite this entry
APA

graphical user interface. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/graphical%20user%20interface

MLA

“graphical user interface.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/graphical%20user%20interface. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

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