The Jargon File (version 4.4.7, 29 Dec 2003):
point-and-drool interface
n.
Parody of the techspeak term point-and-click interface, describing a
windows, icons, and mouse-based interface such as is found on the
Macintosh. The implication, of course, is that such an interface is only
suitable for idiots. See for the rest of us, WIMP environment,
Macintrash, drool-proof paper. Also point-and-grunt interface.
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018):
point-and-drool interface
point-and-grunt interface
(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.
[Jargon File]
(2000-08-08)