GeekSpeak

(arcane computer acronym, terminology or technology)

Interface- parts of the computer that we work with; two different subsystems transmitting one piece of information to another;give and take of information

Widget- objects that make up interfaces, i.e. mouse, menus, textbox, buttons; basic tools and objects.

Hypertext- gives the reader control instead of the author; allows user to jump around from source to source; linkages between texts.

CAD- Computer Assisted Design; particular software design program, esp.archetectural

Gesture recognition- interpreting body movements into text, as a command (recognizing handwriting, signlanguage, etc)

Nano technology- cellular, microscopic, level of technology

GOMS- Goals, Operators, Methods, and Selection rules; hard science approach to HCI developed by Card, Moran & Newell in spelled out in their book "The Psychology of Human Computer Interaction, 1983.

ENIAC- the Electronic Numerical Integrator And Computer. Arguably, the first all electronic digital computer started in 1943 and finished in 1946. Some claim that Goliath really was the first, but ENIAC has the best press agent ;^)

WYSIWYG- What You See Is What You Get (but not very often!) Most is WYSIAWYG. ALittleLuck did this one