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GUI vs interface

interface vs GUI

GUI and interface both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
GUI Yes No No No
interface Yes No No No
As nouns, interface is a hypernym of GUI; that is, interface is a word with a broader meaning than GUI:
  • GUI: a 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
  • interface: (computer science) a program that controls a display for the user (usually on a computer monitor) and that allows the user to interact with the system
Other hypernyms of GUI include user interface.
GUI (noun) interface (noun)
a 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 (chemistry) a surface forming a common boundary between two things (two objects or liquids or chemical phases)
(computer science) computer circuit consisting of the hardware and associated circuitry that links one device with another (especially a computer and a hard disk drive or other peripherals)
the overlap where two theories or phenomena affect each other or have links with each other
(computer science) a program that controls a display for the user (usually on a computer monitor) and that allows the user to interact with the system
Difference between GUI and interface

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