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}.

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