interface : Idioms & Phrases


command line interface

  • noun a user interface in which you type commands instead of choosing them from a menu or selecting an icon
    CLI.
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graphical user interface

  • noun a user interface based on graphics (icons and pictures and menus) instead of text; uses a mouse as well as a keyboard as an input device
    GUI.
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musical instrument digital interface

  • noun a standard protocol for communication between electronic musical instruments and computers
    MIDI.
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oil-water interface

  • noun an interface forming the boundary between the non-miscible liquids oil and water
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parallel interface

  • noun an interface between a computer and a printer where the computer sends multiple bits of information to the printer simultaneously
    parallel port.
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small computer system interface

  • noun interface consisting of a standard port between a computer and its peripherals that is used in some computers
    SCSI.
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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
    interface.
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