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user interface

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The visual part of a software application that a user sees and interacts with.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

(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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: interface

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: program, programme, computer program, computer programme

Narrower terms: command line interface, CLI, graphical user interface, GUI

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Across languages

Translations

41 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: потреби́телски и́нтерфейс (potrebítelski ínterfejs) — the part of a software application that a user sees and interacts with
  • Catalan: interfície d'usuari — the part of a software application that a user sees and interacts with
  • Chinese Mandarin: 用戶界面 /用户界面 (yònghù jièmiàn) — the part of a software application that a user sees and interacts with
  • Czech: uživatelské rozhraní — the part of a software application that a user sees and interacts with
  • Dutch: gebruikersinterface — the part of a software application that a user sees and interacts with
  • Esperanto: uzantinterfaco — the part of a software application that a user sees and interacts with
  • Estonian: kasutajaliides — the part of a software application that a user sees and interacts with
  • Faroese: nýtslumarkamót — the part of a software application that a user sees and interacts with
  • Faroese: nýtslumót — the part of a software application that a user sees and interacts with
  • Finnish: käyttöliittymä — the part of a software application that a user sees and interacts with
  • Finnish: käyttäjäliittymä — the part of a software application that a user sees and interacts with
  • French: interface utilisateur — the part of a software application that a user sees and interacts with
  • Galician: interface do usuario — the part of a software application that a user sees and interacts with
  • Georgian: სამომხმარებლო ინტერფეისი (samomxmareblo inṭerpeisi) — the part of a software application that a user sees and interacts with
  • German: Anwenderschnittstelle — the part of a software application that a user sees and interacts with
  • German: Bedieneroberfläche — the part of a software application that a user sees and interacts with
  • German: Bedienoberfläche — the part of a software application that a user sees and interacts with
  • German: Benutzerschnittstelle — the part of a software application that a user sees and interacts with
  • German: Maske — the part of a software application that a user sees and interacts with
  • Greek: διεπαφή χρήστη (diepafí chrísti) — the part of a software application that a user sees and interacts with
  • Hungarian: felhasználói felület — the part of a software application that a user sees and interacts with
  • Indonesian: antarmuka pengguna — the part of a software application that a user sees and interacts with
  • Italian: interfaccia utente — the part of a software application that a user sees and interacts with
  • Japanese: ユーザインタフェース (yūza intafēsu) — the part of a software application that a user sees and interacts with
  • Korean: 사용자 인터페이스 (sayongja inteopeiseu) — the part of a software application that a user sees and interacts with
  • Korean: 유저 인터페이스 (yujeo inteopeiseu) — the part of a software application that a user sees and interacts with
  • Macedonian: кориснички посредник (korisnički posrednik) — the part of a software application that a user sees and interacts with
  • Macedonian: кориснички интерфејс (korisnički interfejs) — the part of a software application that a user sees and interacts with
  • Norwegian Bokmål: brukergrensesnitt — the part of a software application that a user sees and interacts with
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: brukargrensesnitt — the part of a software application that a user sees and interacts with
  • Persian: رابط کاربری — the part of a software application that a user sees and interacts with
  • Polish: interfejs użytkownika — the part of a software application that a user sees and interacts with
  • Portuguese: interface de usuário — the part of a software application that a user sees and interacts with
  • Portuguese: interface do utilizador — the part of a software application that a user sees and interacts with
  • Romanian: interfață de utilizator — the part of a software application that a user sees and interacts with
  • Russian: по́льзовательский интерфе́йс (pólʹzovatelʹskij intɛrféjs) — the part of a software application that a user sees and interacts with
  • Russian: интерфе́йс по́льзователя (intɛrféjs pólʹzovatelja) — the part of a software application that a user sees and interacts with
  • Spanish: interfaz de usuario — the part of a software application that a user sees and interacts with
  • Swedish: användargränssnitt — the part of a software application that a user sees and interacts with
  • Turkish: kullanıcı arayüzü — the part of a software application that a user sees and interacts with
  • Welsh: rhyngwyneb defnyddiwr — the part of a software application that a user sees and interacts with