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graphical user interface vs interface

interface vs graphical user interface

graphical user interface and interface both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
graphical user interface Yes No No No
interface Yes No No No
As nouns, interface is a hypernym of graphical user interface; that is, interface is a word with a broader meaning than graphical user interface:
  • graphical user interface: 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 graphical user interface include user interface.
graphical user interface (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
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