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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.