A touchpad for confirming a transaction at the store might consist only of a GUI as, as far as you are concerned, you do not interact with any part of the machine other than the display. This part of the machine is the 'user interface' or 'UI.' A graphic user interface is the electronic display component (if there is one) of a machine's larger UI (if there is one) that allows users to select icons and images rather than numbers or text.Ī stopwatch or a kitchen timer has a user interface, but it probably doesn't incorporate a graphic display component. If we look at any machine, it will have a way for users to interact with it.
