Phrase guide

graphical user interface

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A type of user interface which allows people to interact with a computer through a metaphor of direct manipulation of graphical images and widgets in addition to text.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: GUI

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: interface, user interface

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Across languages

Translations

47 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Azerbaijani: qrafik istifadəçi interfeysi — type of user interface
  • Bengali: গ্রাফিক্যাল ইউজার ইন্টারফেস (graphikkal iujar inṭarophes) — type of user interface
  • Catalan: interfície gràfica d'usuari — type of user interface
  • Chinese Mandarin: 圖形用戶界面 /图形用户界面 (túxíng yònghù jièmiàn) — type of user interface
  • Czech: grafické uživatelské rozhraní — type of user interface
  • Danish: grafisk brugerflade — type of user interface
  • Dutch: grafische gebruikersinterface — type of user interface
  • Esperanto: grafika uzantinterfaco — type of user interface
  • Esperanto: grafika fasado — type of user interface
  • Finnish: graafinen käyttöliittymä — type of user interface
  • French: environnement graphique — type of user interface
  • French: interface graphique — type of user interface
  • Galician: interface gráfica do usuario — type of user interface
  • Galician: interface gráfica — type of user interface
  • Georgian: მომხმარებლის გრაფიკული ინტერფეისი (momxmareblis grapiḳuli inṭerpeisi) — type of user interface
  • German: grafische Benutzeroberfläche — type of user interface
  • German: grafische Benutzerschnittstelle — type of user interface
  • German: Benutzeroberfläche — type of user interface
  • Greek: γραφική διεπαφή χρήστη (grafikí diepafí chrísti) — type of user interface
  • Hungarian: grafikus felhasználói felület — type of user interface
  • Indonesian: antarmuka pengguna grafis — type of user interface
  • Italian: interfaccia grafica — type of user interface
  • Japanese: グラフィカルユーザーインターフェース (gurafikaru yūzā intāfēsu) — type of user interface
  • Kazakh: пайдаланушының графикалық интерфейсі (paidalanuşynyñ grafikalyq interfeisı) — type of user interface
  • Korean: 그래픽 사용자 인터페이스 (geuraepik sayongja inteopeiseu) — type of user interface
  • Latin: graphica usoris interfacies — type of user interface
  • Low German: Böverflach — type of user interface
  • Macedonian: гра́фички кори́снички по́средник (gráfički korísnički pósrednik) — type of user interface
  • Macedonian: графички кориснички интерфејс (grafički korisnički interfejs) — type of user interface
  • Mongolian: хэрэглэгчийн график интерфейс (xereglegčiin grafik interfejs) — type of user interface
  • Norwegian: grafisk brukergrensesnitt — type of user interface
  • Persian: رابط کاربر گرافیکی — type of user interface
  • Polish: interfejs graficzny — type of user interface
  • Portuguese: interface gráfica — type of user interface
  • Portuguese: interface gráfica do usuário — type of user interface
  • Portuguese: interface gráfica do utilizador — type of user interface
  • Romanian: interfață de utilizator grafică — type of user interface
  • Russian: графи́ческий интерфе́йс по́льзователя (grafíčeskij intɛrféjs pólʹzovatelja) — type of user interface
  • Scots: graphical uiser interface — type of user interface
  • Spanish: interfaz gráfica de usuario — type of user interface
  • Spanish: interfaz de usuario — type of user interface
  • Swedish: grafiskt användargränssnitt — type of user interface
  • Tamil: வரைகலை பயனர் இடைமுகம் (varaikalai payaṉar iṭaimukam) — type of user interface
  • Telugu: గ్రాఫికల్ యూజర్ ఇంటర్ ఫేస్ (grāphikal yūjar iṇṭar phēs) — type of user interface
  • Thai: ส่วนต่อประสานกราฟิกกับผู้ใช้ — type of user interface
  • Turkish: grafiksel kullanıcı arayüzü — type of user interface
  • Vietnamese: giao diện đồ hoạ người dùng — type of user interface