Text-based User Interface
In computing, a text-based (or terminal) user interfaces (TUI) is a
retronym that describes a type of user interface (UI). These were common as an early method of human–computer
interaction, before the more modern graphical user interfaces (GUIs) were introduced.
Similar to GUIs, they might use the entire screen area and accept mouse and other inputs.
text-based user interface (TUI)