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interface vs graphical user interface

graphical user interface vs interface

interface and graphical user interface both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
interface Yes No No No
graphical user interface Yes No No No
As nouns, graphical user interface is a hyponym of interface; that is, graphical user interface 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
  • 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
Other hyponyms of interface include CLI, command line interface, GUI.
interface (noun) graphical user interface (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
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