GEA

Get extended attribute.

A hand-drawn symbol or uppercase letter which, when recognized by the system, invokes an action or a series of actions. Gestures denote an action and a target for the action.

An assignment that defines the action or actions performed as a result of a gesture.

A data structure that contains an extended attribute's name. Used when querying extended attributes.

A data structure that contains a user attribute. Used when querying user attributes.

Graphics programming interface.

In SAA Common User Access architecture, a type of user interface that takes advantage of high-resolution graphics. In common usage, a graphical user interface includes a combination of graphics, the object-action paradigm, the use of pointing devices, menu bars and other menus, overlapping windows, and icons.

The drawing engine for the system. It manages display resources, such as color maps, bit maps, and serves as the interface between the graphics transportation protocols and the presentation (display) and printer device drivers.

Programming interface defined for service provider response to system requests for presentation device services. The mechanism by which applications, controls, and the desktop access the graphics engine in order to display characters on a screen or printer.

The method by which graphics data is communicated between a client (application) and a server (graphics engine).

Get user attribute.

Graphical user interface