< abuse > (Or "point-and-grunt interface") A parody of " point-and-shoot interface ", describing a windows, icons, and mouse-based ( WIMP ) graphical user interface . The implication, of course, is that such an interface is only suitable for idiots.
See for the rest of us , WIMP , drool-proof paper .
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(2000-08-08)