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 ipedia.com: Human-computer interaction Article
A basic goal of HCI is to improve interaction between user and computers, by making computers more user-friendly and easier to use.
It is an interdisciplinary field, relating computer science, psychology, cognitive science, human factors (ergonomics), design, sociology, library and information science, artificial intelligence, and other fields.
A long term goal of HCI is to design computers that can be exploited to their fullest potential as instruments that enhance human creativity, liberate the human mind, and improve communication and cooperation between humans (see CSCW).
http://www.ipedia.com/human_computer_interaction.html   (726 words)

  
 widget: Definition, Synonyms and Much More From Answers.com
In computing, widgets are components of graphical user interfaces (GUI) that the user interacts with, and also small helper-type applications.
Apple Computer's Mac OS X v10.4 (Tiger) operating system includes Dashboard, a transparent layer that displays mini applications, or "widgets".
The Gimp Toolkit (GTK+) is an open source, cross-platform widget toolkit, popular in X window system desktop environments.
http://www.answers.com/topic/widget?initiator=1   (820 words)

  
 Business Toolkit
See widget (computing) for a list of widgets.
In computer programming, widget toolkits (orGUI toolkits) are sets of basic building elements for graphical user interfaces.
Xaw, the Project Athena widget set for the X WindowSystem
http://www.relativeaccess.com/File/1223-Business.Toolkit.Html   (555 words)

  
 widget (computing) in TutorGig Encyclopedia
A 'widget' (or 'control') is a graphical interface component that a computer user interacts with, such as a window or a text box.
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Programmers use widgets to build graphical user interfaces (GUIs).
http://www.tutorgig.com/ed/widget_(computing)   (312 words)

  
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 JFC/Swing TutorGig.co.uk - The Tutorial Website
Swing includes graphical user interface GUI widget computing widgets such as text...
http://www.tutorgig.co.uk/searchweb.jsp?keywords=JFC/Swing   (331 words)

  
 GUI widget definition of GUI widget in computing dictionary - by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia.
GUI widget definition of GUI widget in computing dictionary - by the Free Online Dictionary, Thesaurus and Encyclopedia.
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A small element used in a graphical user interface (GUI) such as a button or scroll bar.
http://computing-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/GUI+widget   (87 words)

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