How to Use graphical user interface in a Sentence

graphical user interface

noun
  • The command line gave way to the graphical user interface, and the GUI still reigns supreme.
    David Pierce, The Verge, 26 Mar. 2023
  • The fact that the Mac had a graphical user interface at all was exciting in its own right.
    Sarah Todd, Quartz, 15 Oct. 2019
  • The Mac introduced the first graphical user interface to the world of computing.
    Tim Bajarin, Forbes, 2 June 2022
  • In 1982, when The Disappearance of Childhood hit the shelves, the graphical user interface that would transform computing had yet to be launched on a mass scale.
    Kate Eichhorn, WIRED, 8 July 2019
  • The Macintosh was not the first computer to have a graphical user interface or employ the desktop metaphor: icons, files, folders, windows and so on.
    Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Jan. 2024
  • The Apple Lisa in 1983 presaged the Mac and the whole revolution of the windows-icons-mouse graphical user interface that would dominate computing to come.
    Jason Torchinsky, Ars Technica, 20 Dec. 2020
  • Sketchpad was also the first program with a graphical user interface, controlled by touching text and icons on screen with the light pen, in addition to typing commands.
    BostonGlobe.com, 15 Aug. 2023
  • Henry Evans uses his custom graphical user interface to control the Stretch robot to pick up a towel, place the towel in a laundry basket, and then tow the laundry basket to the laundry room.
    IEEE Spectrum, 8 Oct. 2023
  • Instead, Corellium has simply copied everything: the code, the graphical user interface, the icons—all of it, in exacting detail.
    Jon Brodkin, Ars Technica, 16 Aug. 2019
  • The graphical user interface displays a shape representing the stage, upon which are overlaid icons indicating the sound sources—vocals, drums, bass, guitars, and so on.
    Qi “peter” Li, IEEE Spectrum, 10 Sep. 2022
  • That early codebase also included graphical user interfaces for PCs and phones, further driving home that this was a consumer OS.
    Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 23 Jan. 2023
  • Unqork includes a graphical user interface with drag-and-drop components, as well as a library of template applications.
    Tom Davenport, Forbes, 20 Oct. 2021
  • Green and amber text monitors gave way to Apple’s and Windows’ graphical user interface, making computers much easier to use.
    Andy Kessler, WSJ, 26 Dec. 2021
  • The Macintosh would become the first commercially successful computer with a graphical user interface, and its product line continues to this day.
    IEEE Spectrum, 19 Jan. 2023
  • For instance, to eliminate a language barrier, a janitorial service provider could build a graphical user interface unique for using images rather than text.
    Prateek Chakravarty, Forbes, 2 Sep. 2021
  • Build 2020 conference, where the company also teased graphical user interface support for the Windows Subsystem for Linux.
    Mark Hachman, PCWorld, 17 June 2020
  • Thanks to Xerox’s graphical user interface, eventually popularized by Apple, by the 2000s one could do many things with computers without knowledge of or interest in their inner workings.
    Kate Eichhorn, WIRED, 8 July 2019
  • The latest AVRs also seek to increase their appeal to custom installers as well as end users by including both voice control compatibility and a brand new high definition graphical user interface.
    John Archer, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2022
  • Avoid making assumptions on how users would behave based on your own experiences and preferences (for example, developers may prefer command line versus a graphical user interface).
    Expert Panel®, Forbes, 25 Mar. 2022
  • The first version kicked off a revolution in human-computer interaction by popularizing the graphical user interface in a compelling package.
    Steven Levy, WIRED, 19 Jan. 2024
  • Oh, and graphical user interface, display editing, multiple windows, shared documents, context-sensitive help and a digital library.
    Andy Kessler, WSJ, 2 Dec. 2018
  • Its innovations included the graphical user interface, the laser printer, Ethernet computer networking technology and the Alto, an early personal computer.
    Dallas News, 23 Oct. 2022

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