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
Instead of the MS-DOS-like “command line” interface that the core app has, Cowork displays a more friendly, graphical user interface.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 17, 2026
The updates include a lot of things fans have asked for, such as improving the user interface, making combat more consistent, and removing systems that make people feel pressured to log in every day.
From BBC • Jan. 5, 2026
Describes a user interface under which "What You See Is All You Get"; an unhappy variant of WYSIWYG.
From The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 by Steele, Guy L.
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