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interface metaphor

metaphors in computer science, for example an icon of a filing cabinet for "filestore"

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operating system

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Metaphors by type Software architecture

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Microsoft Windows

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Wayback Machine

personal computer

graphical user interface

Douglas Engelbart

human–computer interaction

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desktop metaphor

cut, copy, and paste

interaction design

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