wimp
NounWordNet 3.0
Noun (2)
- a person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washySynonyms: chickencrybaby
- 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 universeSynonyms: weakly interacting massive particleWIMP
Free On-line Dictionary of Computing
WIMP WIMP environment
<operating system> 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)