Source : WordNet®
wimp
n 1: a person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy
[syn: {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}]
Source : Free On-Line Dictionary of Computing
WIMP
Windows, Icons, Menus and Pointers
(or maybe Windows, Icons, Mouse, {Pull-down menu}s).
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} and {RISC OS}.
See {menuitis}, {user-obsequious}, {window system}.
(1995-05-02)