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In computing, procedures and methods through
which the user operates a program. These
might include menus, input forms, error
messages, and keyboard procedures. A
graphical user interface is one that uses
icons and allows the user to make menu
selections with a mouse (see also WIMP). The
study of human-computer interaction to
achieve easier and more effective use of the
machine and greater human satisfaction is the
subject of a sub-branch of ergonomics, which
has become a focus for many national and
international research programmes.