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Encyclopedia: WIMP (computing)

In human–computer interaction, WIMP stands for "window, icon, menu, pointing device", denoting a style of interaction using these elements. It was once often used as an approximate synonym of graphical user interfaces. WIMP interaction was developed at Xerox PARC (see Xerox Alto, developed in 1973) and "popularized by the Macintosh in 1984" (van Dam, 1997).

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How to say "WIMP (computing)" in other languages:

	(German)	WIMP (Benutzerschnittstelle)
	(French)	WIMP (informatique)
	(Italian)	WIMP (informatica)

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Anti-Mac

hypothetical computer user interface that is not tied to the conventions of the Apple Macintosh graphical... argue that the standard interface for personal computers was conceived when most users had no experience with computing, and the computers themselves were limited, stand-alone devices. Now, an entire...

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Folder

A Folder is a machine that is used for folding. (1545-1555) A folder is a sheet of heavy paper stock or other thin but stiff material, folded approximately in half, that is used to group together or protect one or more loose pages that are placed within. In computing, a folder is the WIMP (GUI...

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Direct manipulation interface

Direct manipulation is a human-computer interaction style that was defined by Ben Shneiderman and... as a rectangle, by dragging its corners or edges with a mouse. Individuals in academia and Computer... manipulation interface has been more widespread in these environments. Direct manipulation vs WIMP/GUI...

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The Final Cartridge III

created for the Commodore 64 and Commodore 128, produced by Riska B.V. Home & Personal Computers. Its... computer to disk, so that games could be saved and resumed later. Other features included a graphical desktop interface that made use of the WIMP metaphor, a printer utility for screen or data dumps...

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Loader

Loader (equipment) Loader (computing...

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Trigraph

Trigraph (computing) Trigraph (orthography...

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Directory

This article is about the computing term. The Directory was also a government in revolutionary France from 1795 to 1799. In computing, a directory , catalog , or folder , is an entity in a file... a hierarchy, or tree structure. If you imagine the computer's file system as a file cabinet, high...

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Object-oriented operating system

methodologies. During the late 1980s, Steve Jobs formed the computer company NeXT. One of NeXT's... computing. An object-orented operating system is in contrast to an object-oriented user interface, which.... It is common for operating systems to use the concept of WIMP (Windows, Icons, Menus, Pointer or...

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Light pen

addition, ergonomic factors favour the mouse - it can be tiring to operate a computer using a lightpen..., or computed from a counter or timer. The pen position is updated on every refresh of the screen... decade with the addoption of mouse-based WIMP interfaces as well as changes in monitor technology. The...

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