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User interface

The visual part of a software application that a user sees and interacts with.

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noun
  1. 1

    The visual part of a software application that a user sees and interacts with.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "User interface"

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interfacenoun(computing) The point of interconnection between systems or subsystems.
user controlnoun(graphical user interface) A control created by a developer, usually by combining other controls, often intended for use in a specific application.
graphical user interfacenoun(computing) A type of user interface which allows people to interact with a computer through a metaphor of direct manipulation of graphical images and widgets in addition to text.
front endnoun(computing) That part of a hardware or software system that is conceptually closest to the user; the user interface.
viewnounThe act of seeing or looking at something.
desktop environmentnoun(computing) A complete graphical user interface solution to operate a computer.
desktopnoun(computing, graphical user interface) The main graphical user interface of an operating system, usually displaying icons, windows and background wallpaper.
natural user interfacenoun(computing) A user interface for a computer that is effectively invisible, or becomes invisible to its users with successive learned interactions.
widgetnounA placeholder name for an unnamed, unspecified, or hypothetical manufactured good or product, typically as an example for purposes of explaining concepts.
windownounAn opening, usually covered by one or more panes of clear glass, to allow light and air from outside to enter a building or vehicle.
user experiencenoun(computing) The desired, expected, or actual experience of a user interacting with a product, especially as it relates to the design of the product's user interface.
skinnoun(uncountable) The outer protective layer of the body of any animal, including of a human.
controlnoun(countable, uncountable) An influence or authority over something.
character user interfacenoun(computing) command line interface
window managernoun(graphical user interface) A piece of software that manages the layout of windows on the user's display.
human interface devicenoun(computer hardware) Any hardware device allowing a user to interact with a computer, such as a keyboard or mouse.
control panelnoun(by extension, graphical user interface) A computer display offering a number of controls or options.
homescreennoun(graphical user interface) The main or first interface shown in a graphical user interface.
foregroundnoun(computing, often attributive) The application the user is currently interacting with; the application window that appears in front of all others.
menuingnoun(computing, graphical user interface) The use of menus in a graphical user interface.

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