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Point-and-shoot interface
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<p>A point-and-shoot interface is an efficient <a href="/facts/Object-oriented/TxNMEcao">object-oriented</a>, <a href="/facts/Text-based/bngNtqIY">text-based</a> <a href="/facts/User_interface/e9sPEWVD">interface</a>, usually presented on a non-<a href="/facts/GUI/wBlQFWDP">GUI</a> platform such as <a href="/facts/DOS/sWwDXNmX">DOS</a> or <a href="/facts/Mainframe_computer/nrBR6rWa">mainframe computers</a>. In a point-and-shoot, many objects are displayed in a list, and to the left of each object is an input field. The operator interacts by moving the <a href="/facts/Cursor_(computers)/bGhgwPSq">cursor</a> to the desired object and marking it by typing a letter or number which represents a command or function. </p>