GUI

gooey

1. In a thick, semi-liquid state. If you like soft, gooey chocolate chip cookies, my mom makes the best.
2. Overly sentimental. I don't need some sappy card and a box of chocolates on Valentine's Day—I hate all that gooey stuff.
3. A play on GUI, the initialism for "graphical user interface," which allows one to interact with a computer via a mouse or touchscreen. The tech guy thinks it's an issue with my gooey or something—I have no idea what he's talking about.

GUI

An initialism for "graphical user interface," which allows one to interact with a computer via a mouse or touchpad. The tech guy thinks it's an issue with my GUI—whatever that is.
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

gooey

and GUI
n. a graphical user interface. (see also WIMP.) Some of the older programs that lack a gooey require a lot less memory to run.

GUI

verb
See gooey
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • gooey
  • at the drop of a hat
  • namby-pamby
  • slush
  • kitsch
  • corny
  • soupy
  • cornball
  • kitschy
  • cookie cutter
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E para Gui, tal processo pessoal esta ligado a um acontecimento bem marcante durante sua infancia, em suas palavras conta que, ainda crianca, ja se comunicava de maneira a extravasar, desestabilizando os codigos do guarda-roupas de sua familia.
The development of this GUI is consisting of usage of the static text, push button, and axes.
Previous research using the GUI Infant Cohort showed breastfed infants and those weaned onto solid foods later are less likely to experience rapid weight gain and have a lower risk of obesity aged three.
There have been many debates comparing GUI and TUI.
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"Increased efficiencies achieved through a GUI interface and product integration let us devote the saved resources to new and existing projects that have meaningful business impact," said Carsten Andersen, System Designer, Jyske Bank A/S.
31 December 2009 - Chinese Zhejiang Geely Holding Group has strong support from the authorities in Beijing to take over Swedish Volvo Cars from US major Ford Motor Co (NYSE :F), Gui Shengyue, chief executive of the holding's Hong Kong-listed unit Geely Automobile (HKG: 0175), said today.
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The remaining chapters explore other topics related to GUI testing, such as introducing randomness and the business of test monkeys, matrix testing with the Ruby libraries ZenTest and RubyFIT, testing GUIs of web apps with Selenium, using Story Runner (a new plain text tool for writing user interface tests), and testing on a Mac.
Firstly, how should a learner model be integrated into a scientific inquiry learning environment that consists of more than a single GUI and rooted in a particular instructional model?
Featuring EarthLCD's 10X Series, the new ezLCD-103-EDK's built-in intelligence speeds development time for product designs requiring small form-factor displays with graphical user interface (GUI).
QT4 enables developers to build stronger C++ applications that run on systems from Linux to Windows without source code changes, and this revised, expanded documentary includes the latest, proven solutions for all kind of GUI development asks.
This 2.7-inch LCD display provides an innovative solution for OEMs looking to speed and simplify new product development in small form factor products requiring graphical user interface (GUI).
Appearing first in the early thirteenth-century Anglo-Norman text Gui de Warewic, Guy retained his appeal through English rewritings well into the seventeenth century.