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+3  Q: 

Is there a common term for GUI applications that wrap a command-line program?

It happens everywhere with desktop programs and scripts: a GUI application wraps some command-line program to provide a visual experience to its functionality. Is there a common term that describes this kind of GUI application?

I'm looking for a technical one or two-word term, not just "command-line wrapper application," etc.

+6  A: 

"Front-end", maybe?

Seva Alekseyev  2010-01-11 16:27:51
Front-ends are usually coupled with the application no? Not a separate wrapper.
Noufal Ibrahim  2010-01-11 16:31:24
The command-line interface in which it wraps is technically a font-end too though.
Arc  2010-01-11 16:54:02
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In the airline industry, the term CLF (Common Language Facility) is used.

m_arnell  2010-01-11 16:28:58
+2  A: 

A GUI?

That's a GUI for xyz.

Kamiel Wanrooij  2010-01-11 16:29:42
+1  A: 

I think the most accurate term is "User Interface". The G and the fact that there's a command line version behind it are just details.

Noufal Ibrahim  2010-01-11 16:30:45
The command line tool itself has a user interface. The *G* is important to make this distinction.
Georg  2010-01-11 16:38:07
Yes. My point exactly. Both of them are User Interfaces. The G and lack of G are implementation details.
Noufal Ibrahim  2010-01-11 16:40:14

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