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interface vs GUI

GUI vs interface

interface and GUI both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
interface Yes No No No
GUI Yes No No No
As nouns, GUI is a hyponym of interface; that is, GUI is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than interface:
  • 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
  • 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
Other hyponyms of interface include CLI, command line interface, graphical user interface.
interface (noun) GUI (noun)
(chemistry) a surface forming a common boundary between two things (two objects or liquids or chemical phases) 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) 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 interface and GUI

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