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icon-based interface
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icon-based interface
A user interface that displays graphic elements to represent menu options. The term may refer to graphical user interfaces (GUIs) in general in order to contrast them with command-line interfaces, or it may refer to an interface based entirely on icons (see widget-based interface).


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And while the computer has long been viewed as a number-cruncher, widespread adoption of computer technology has been dependent on the development of an iconic interface (e.
Sony's MYLO wireless service offers mobile users a one-touch iconic interface, a personalized 'Today' page and full Internet access for all of life's pursuits," said Cynthia Rennolds, director of IT network services at Sony Electronics.
Just as two-dimensional iconic interfaces supplanted one-dimensional command-line interfaces, Caligari believes that compelling 3D interfaces will soon begin to replace 2D desktop interfaces.
 
 
 
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