In computing terms, a gesture is a command initiated by a movement, usually of a mouse pointer or a finger on a touchscreen. The command depends on the path traced by the movement and sometimes the position on the screen, but does generally does not depend on interaction with icons or other on-screen items. Windows 8 introduces many gestures to Microsoft’s latest operating system such as swiping left from the right hand edge of the screen to bring up the Charms.
