user interface

noun

plural user interfaces

: software that is designed to allow a computer user to interact with the operating system of a machine or system (such as by selecting presented options or entering text commands)

Likewise, the user interface is remarkably unintuitive, requiring a whirlwind of relentless mouse clicking to move, talk, touch, look, or manipulate onscreen objects.

—Scott A. May

… a new user interface he vows will change the way people use computers.

—InfoWorld

especially : graphical user interface

—abbreviation UI

Examples of user interface in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Real Battle: Ownership Of Attention To grasp why MCP faces resistance, consider this foundational truth: whoever controls the user interface controls the user relationship. —Yongli Chen, Forbes.com, 12 June 2025

But the broader problem affecting all large language models isn't just the branding, but the user interface. —Julian Chokkattu, Wired News, 9 June 2025

According to Flexport, the user interface is updated in real time as tariff policies change. —Glenn Taylor, Sourcing Journal, 3 June 2025

This final top 100 ranking, presented and packaged within our sortable user interface, follows my way-too-early top 28, my preseason top 32, my preliminary top 64, my February top 64, my March top 64 and my May top 64. —Scott Wheeler, New York Times, 2 June 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1967, in the meaning defined above

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Kids Definition

user interface

noun

: software that is designed to allow a computer user to interact with the operating system of a machine or system

especially : graphical user interface