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Microsoft Windows is a typical example of a graphical user interface (GUI), whereby a system of windows, pull-down menus and icons make it easy for the user to communicate with the computer. Prior to GUIs, most user interfaces were purely textual.

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drop down menu

icon

menu (1)

pull-down menu

command line interface

interface

user interface

window

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