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<html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><title>point-and-drool interface</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="../../jargon.css" type="text/css"/><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.61.0"/><link rel="home" href="../index.html" title="The Jargon File"/><link rel="up" href="../P.html" title="P"/><link rel="previous" href="point-release.html" title="point release"/><link rel="next" href="pointy-hat.html" title="pointy hat"/></head><body><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">point-and-drool interface</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="point-release.html">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center">P</th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="pointy-hat.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr/></div><dt><a id="point-and-drool-interface"/><dt xmlns="" id="point-and-drool-interface"><b>point-and-drool interface</b>: <span xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" class="grammar">n.</span></dt></dt><dd><p> Parody of the techspeak term <span class="firstterm">point-and-click interface</span>, describing a
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windows, icons, and mouse-based interface such as is found on the
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Macintosh. The implication, of course, is that such an interface is only
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suitable for idiots. See <a href="../F/for-the-rest-of-us.html"><i class="glossterm">for the rest of us</i></a>,
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<a href="../W/WIMP-environment.html"><i class="glossterm">WIMP environment</i></a>, <a href="../M/Macintrash.html"><i class="glossterm">Macintrash</i></a>,
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<a href="../D/drool-proof-paper.html"><i class="glossterm">drool-proof paper</i></a>. Also <span class="firstterm">point-and-grunt interface</span>.</p></dd><div class="navfooter"><hr/><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="point-release.html">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="../P.html">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="pointy-hat.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">point release </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="../index.html">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> pointy hat</td></tr></table></div></body></html>
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