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WIMP INTERFACE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-03-21
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Computer Graphics
- Computer Display Technology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- WIMP interface
1, record 1, English, WIMP%20interface
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- WIMP 2, record 1, English, WIMP
correct
- window icon mouse pull-down menu 3, record 1, English, window%20icon%20mouse%20pull%2Ddown%20menu
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dubbed the WIMP (Window, Icon, Mouse, Pull-down menus), graphic interfaces began to provide a relatively consistent look for both users and software developers. 4, record 1, English, - WIMP%20interface
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
... imagine how a student would solve symbolic integration with a modern WIMP interface. She might be presented with a menu of transformations to apply. ... she might be able to map the general form of the transformation onto the specific example by selecting parts of the example using the mouse ... 5, record 1, English, - WIMP%20interface
Record 1, Key term(s)
- windows icons mouse pull-down menu
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Infographie
- Techniques d'affichage (Ordinateurs)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- interface WIMP
1, record 1, French, interface%20WIMP
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- interface graphique-souris 2, record 1, French, interface%20graphique%2Dsouris
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
une interface à base de «Wimp» c'est-à-dire de fenêtres (windows), d'icônes (icons), de souris (mouse) et de menus déroulant (pull down) [...] Ces interfaces WIMP sont en 1990 [...]. 3, record 1, French, - interface%20WIMP
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Source : Compatibles PC Magazine, n° 32, mars 1990, page 19. 3, record 1, French, - interface%20WIMP
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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