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GUI vs user interface

user interface vs GUI

GUI and user interface both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
GUI Yes No No No
user interface Yes No No No
As nouns, user interface is a hypernym of GUI; that is, user 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
  • user 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 interface.
GUI (noun) user 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 (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 user interface

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