WIMP environment
:WIMP environment: n. [acronym: `Window, Icon, Menu, Pointing device (or
Pull-down menu)'] A graphical-user-interface environment such as X
or
the Macintosh interface, esp. as described by a hacker who prefers
command-line interfaces for their superior flexibility and
extensibility. However, it is also used without negative connotations;
one must pay attention to voice tone and other signals to interpret
correctly. See menuitis
, user-obsequious
Jargon File Version 4.3.1, 29 JUN 2001 =
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