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Thu Dec 20 21:04:13 MST 2007
http://catb.org/~esr/jargon/jargoogle.html
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.
AKA point-and-drool interface.
-Dale
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