[syn: weakly interacting massive particle, WIMP]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
wimp
n 1: a person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-
washy [syn: wimp, chicken, crybaby]
2: a hypothetical subatomic particle of large mass that
interacts weakly with ordinary matter through gravitation;
postulated as a constituent of the dark matter of the
universe [syn: weakly interacting massive particle, WIMP]
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (19 January 2023):
WIMP
WIMP environment
Windows, Icons, Menus and Pointers
(or maybe Windows, Icons, Mouse, Pull-down menus).
The style of graphical user interface invented at Xerox
PARC, popularised by the Apple Macintosh and now available
in other varieties such as the X Window System,
OSF/Motif, NeWS, RISC OS and Microsoft Windows.
See menuitis, user-obsequious, window system.
(2007-09-12)