user interface
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of user interface
First recorded in 1965–70
Example Sentences
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The user interface will show prices for contracts across platforms, and identify the best available price for orders across the exchanges, including fees, according to Interactive Brokers.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026
"When making tools for chemists, the user interface matters a lot, and previous tools relied on cumbersome filters and rules," says Andres M Bran, the first author of the Synthegy paper published in Matter.
From Science Daily • May 5, 2026
“If you can input data that way, and not have to do it in front of a computer, having that user interface improvement is really great,” he said.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 27, 2026
The user interface has been the focus of dissent online, and not without good reason.
From BBC • Nov. 1, 2025
This allows for the actual server to be moved around the net while the user interface to that machine remains constant.
From Hitchhiker's Guide to the Internet by Krol, Ed
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