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Definition: Motif


The graphical user interface (GUI) endorsed by the Open Software Foundation. Motif became the standard graphical interface for Unix workstations. Although it is still used, numerous other graphical interfaces have become more popular (see KDE and GNOME). See Open Group.




The Motif GUI
For several years, Motif was the de facto standard graphical interface in the Unix world. (Screenshot courtesy of The Santa Cruz Operation, Inc.)