user interface

American  

noun

Digital Technology.

1. the interface features through which users interact with the hardware and software of computers and other electronic devices. UI

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Etymology

Origin of user interface

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

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

But the custom build offers a better user interface that the sales team actually uses, he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

And the user interface - the system you click through to sign players, read news and get to the football - has been remade.

From BBC • Nov. 1, 2025

This formalized map of article structure allows the user interface design to be uncoupled from the underlying database system, an important step toward interoperability.

From Library of Congress Workshop on Etexts by Library of Congress