user interface
Definition
Visual part of computer application or operating system through which a user interacts with a computer or a software. It determines how commands are given to the computer or the program and how information is displayed on the screen. Three main types of user interfaces are (1) Command language: the user must know the machine and program-specific instructions or codes. (2) Menus: user chooses the commands from lists displayed on the screen. (3) Graphical user interface (GUI): user gives commands by selecting and clicking on icons displayed on the screen. See also interface.
user interface is in the Computer Hardware, Software, & Security subject.
user interface appears in the definitions of the following terms:
front end application,
wireless application protocol (WAP),
integrated software,
interface,
drag & drop,
integrated financial system,
query by example (QBE),
thin client,
object oriented,
operating system (OS)
and
user interface appears in these other term: graphical user interface (GUI)
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