user interface
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3.5
- noun
- /ˈjuːzər ˈɪntərˌfeɪs/
- Specialized
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interfaz de usuario
- Figure 3 illustrates the visual nature of the user interface - how the user communicates and interacts with the technology.
- graphical user interface
- intuitive user interface
- simple user interface
It just didn't have a user interface that was accessible to most people.
- It just didn't have a user interface that was accessible to most people.
- So the the user need almost drove the user interface before there was a business model.
- We have spent a lot of time debating whether or not the feed user interface is a broken way for humans to consume content if they want.
- Every graphical user interface programme generally has at this heart an event processing, message processing loop.
- Midway through that lawsuit, Xerox filed a lawsuit against Apple, claiming Apple had infringed copyright Xerox held on its graphical user interface.
Examples
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Every graphical user interface programme generally has at this heart an event processing, message processing loop.
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The Iris 200 has an operating system with an intuitive graphic user interface, enabling easy data processing and transfer.
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The majority of the user's interest was focused on the user interface.
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Anyway, the point is that the gross user interface stuff is pretty clean.
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Users were being asked to evaluate too many different features of the user interface and the robot in general.
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They're trying to help us help the broad public with a better user interface and a better product offering.
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Overly complex user interfaces in both hardware and software systems are common points of failure.
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It just didn't have a user interface that was accessible to most people.
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Software developers regularly update graphical user interfaces and enhance their data capture capabilities.
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The new software has a user interface that is simple and easy to navigate, allowing users to find their desired features quickly.
Synonyms
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4.6
A screen or controls that let a person use a computer program
How Easy
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2
4.0
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3.5
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6.7
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'the means by which a user interacts with a system' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'user' (someone who uses a system) with 'interface' (a point of interaction). This is a compositional technical compound common across languages and everyday computing contexts, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
User interface names the visible part of a computer where the user meets the machine: the screens, buttons and menus you see and touch. That idea of a 'meeting place' is why it means the parts of a program that let someone 'control' and 'talk to' the software.