This page gathers the 193 dictionary entries belonging to the domain “Graphical user interface”, as labelled by Wiktionary. Each word leads to its full entry: definitions, etymology, pronunciation, examples. Page 2 of 2: from “paint” to “🆘”.
- paint verb To draw an element in a graphical user interface.
- palette noun A visual selection of colours, tools, commands, etc.
- palette window noun A window often with miniaturized graphical user interface widgets housing a collection of related tools/commands for a particular task. The…
- pane noun A portion of a user interface that typically makes up part of a larger window and may be docked or snapped into position.
- panel noun A type of GUI widget, such as a control panel.
- picker noun Any user interface control that selects something.
- picklist noun A list from which the user can make a selection; a dropdown list.
- picture-in-picture noun A feature where video content floats over the web page as a separate element.
- pie menu noun A circular context menu, resembling a pie chart, whose slices represent commands, each equidistant from the centre of the menu.
- pill noun A rounded rectangle containing a brief text caption indicating the tag or category that an item belongs to.
- pin verb To attach (an icon, application, message etc.) to another item so that it persists.
- pinnable adj Capable of being pinned (attached to part of the screen display).
- pivot noun Any of a row of captioned elements used to navigate to subpages, rather like tabs.
- placeholder noun A non-editable caption initially displayed in a blank text box to indicate its function.
- pointer noun An icon that indicates the position of the pointing device, such as a mouse.
- pop out verb To appear on the screen as a temporary window or menu.
- popout noun A user interface element that opens a small separate section in front of the main content.
- post-WIMP adj Belonging to user interface designs that move away from the traditional windows, icons, menus and pointer in an attempt to find something…
- progress bar noun A bar that indicates the progression of a task by gradually filling its empty space with solid colour.
- quasimode noun A mode that remains activated only through some constant action on the part of the user, such as holding down a certain key on the keyboard.
- radio button noun Any of a group of widgets in a graphical user interface that is used to select one of a group of options; the selection of any one…
- raft verb To dock (toolbars, etc.) so that they share horizontal or vertical space.
- recent noun A recently viewed or accessed item.
- redraw noun An update to the screen display.
- requester noun A dialog box that prompts the user to choose from a list.
- resizable noun An item that can be resized by the user.
- responsive adj Automatically resizing and repositioning elements to fit the available space.
- ribbon noun A toolbar that incorporates tabs and menus.
- rollover noun A graphic element that changes its appearance when the cursor moves over it.
- rubberbanding noun A technique in which one point or object moves while attached to another point or object, as when dragging out a new shape in a drawing…
- sash noun A draggable vertical or horizontal bar used to adjust the relative sizes of two adjacent windows.
- scroll verb To change one's view of data on a computer's display by moving in gradual increments, typically using an input device or touch screen.
- scroll bar noun A graphical widget in the form of a horizontal or vertical bar, on the edges of a personal computer screen, that is used to move scrollable…
- scrubber noun A horizontal bar allowing the user to set the playback position.
- selectable noun An item that can be selected by the user.
- send noun An icon (usually on a computer screen and labeled with the word "Send") on which one clicks (with a mouse or its equivalent) or taps to…
- shade verb To reduce (a window) so that only its title bar is visible.
- skeuomorphism noun A user interface style characterized by ornate use of photorealistic textures, shadows, and often glossy highlights, mimicking a…
- skin noun A set of resources that modifies the appearance and/or layout of the graphical user interface of a computer program.
- slider noun A widget allowing the user to select a value or position on a sliding scale.
- snackbar noun A temporary banner informing the user of some action which happened or is about to happen, less interactive than a standard window and more…
- snap verb To jump to a fixed position relative to another element.
- sortable noun A component that allows a sequence of items to be reordered via drag and drop.
- spinner noun An input control for entering a number, with accompanying arrowed buttons that increase or decrease the value.
- splash screen noun An initial screen displayed by an application, usually containing a logo, version information, and a copyright notice.
- splitter noun A draggable vertical or horizontal bar used to adjust the relative sizes of two adjacent windows.
- status bar noun A narrow horizontal information area for text and icons, typically found at the bottom of windows in a graphical user interface.
- status line noun A line of information on a computer screen that shows the current state of an application, window, or computer.
- subdialog noun A dialog box opened from another dialog box.
- subform noun A secondary window opened from another (parent) window.
- swipe noun An act of interacting with a touch screen by drawing the finger rapidly across it.
- system tray noun The portion of the taskbar that displays the system time and icons for running processes, which can often launch menus for those processes.
- tab noun A navigational widget, resembling a physical tab, for switching between documents or sets of controls.
- tab control noun A control consisting of a number of screens (tab pages) that occupy the same visible space and can be selected by clicking a protruding tab.
- tab index noun A number assigned to a control on the display, designating its position in the sequence of controls that the user can move through by…
- tab out verb To press the Tab key and a modifier key to move between tabs or windows.
- tabbed adj Having tabs (the user interface element).
- tap noun An act of touching a button, icon, or specific location on the touch screen of an electronic device such as a mobile phone to invoke a…
- tear off noun A pull-down menu that can be detached from its parent menu bar and dragged around the screen.
- tearout noun A feature allowing a tab or other entity to be dragged out of a window and to create its own new window.
- text box noun A rectangular widget that accepts textual input on an interactive electronic display.
- themer noun One who develops a visual theme for software.
- throbber noun A widget consisting of a static image that animates during execution of a task.
- thumb noun The part of a slider that may be moved linearly along the slider.
- tile verb To arrange in a regular pattern, with adjoining edges (applied to tile-like objects, graphics, windows in a computer interface).
- tilt-shift noun The blurring of parts of a photograph or video so that it looks like a photograph of a miniature scale model.
- title bar noun The bar at the top of a window or a dialogue box displaying the name of the application or open document.
- toast noun A transient, informational pop-up overlay, less interactive than a snackbar.
- toggle switch noun A control resembling such a switch, allowing a setting to be enabled or disabled.
- toolbar noun A row of buttons, usually marked with icons, used to activate the functions of an application or operating system.
- tooltip noun An element of a graphical user interface in the form of a box of text that appears when a cursor is made to hover over an item; normally…
- tray noun A notification area used for icons and alerts.
- tree noun A display or listing of entries or elements such that there are primary and secondary entries shown, usually linked by drawn lines or by…
- treelist noun A user interface control that displays a list of items in an expandable hierarchy.
- twistie noun Alternative form of twisty.
- twisty noun A collapsible element having a marker such as a small triangle that rotates between horizontal and vertical positions to indicate whether…
- unanchor verb To release from a fixed position and allow to be moved.
- uncheck verb To remove a checkmark.
- unclick verb To unselect (an item) by clicking.
- unfocus verb To move the input focus away from.
- unpin verb To detach (an icon, application, etc.) from the place where it was previously pinned.
- unshade verb To restore a window from its shaded (collapsed) state.
- user control noun A control created by a developer, usually by combining other controls, often intended for use in a specific application.
- virtual desktop noun A desktop (visual workspace) offering more space than the physical screen would usually allow, controlled either by scrolling or by…
- watermark noun A default hint caption displayed in a text box prior to the user inputting any text.
- well noun The region of an interface that contains tabs.
- widget noun Any one of the components of a computer application's graphical user interface, such as a Cancel button or text input box that a user…
- window noun A rectangular area on a computer terminal or screen containing some kind of user interface, displaying output and allowing input, often for…
- windowed adj Occupying only a part of the screen (in a window.)
- windowlike adj Resembling a window (a rectangular area displaying the output of a program).
- workspace noun An empty portion of the screen or window that serves as a container for other windows or objects.
- zoom box noun A clickable box that maximizes a window to fill the screen or (clicked a second time) restores the window to its previous size and position.
- 🆘 symbol Indicates an emergency service or emergency response