user interface [计] 用户界面
user interface[ noun ]
(computer science) a program that controls a display for the user (usually on a computer monitor) and that allows the user to interact with the system
<noun.communication>
interface \interface\ n.
1. a surface forming a common boundary between two things,
especially between two fluids. [WordNet sense 1]
[WordNet 1.5]
2. (Computers) hardware that links one device with another
(especially a computer). [WordNet sense 2]
[WordNet 1.5]
3. (Computers) That part of a computer program which controls
the way a program interacts with a user; the manner of
inputting and outputting of data, and the way information
is presented on a computer monitor; also called {user
interface}; as, a graphical user interface; a
character-based interface.
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