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-Defined
by [FOLDOC|http://wombat.doc.ic.ac.uk/foldoc/] as "The aspects of a computer system or program which can be perceived (normally seen; sometimes heard) by a human user, and the commands and mechanisms the user uses to control its operation and input data."
+A UserInterface is an umbrella term for various concepts, defined
by [FOLDOC | http://wombat.doc.ic.ac.uk/foldoc/] as "The aspects of a computer system or program which can be perceived (normally seen; sometimes heard) by a human user, and the commands and mechanisms the user uses to control its operation and input data." The study of [UserInterface]s is an important part of HumanComputerInteraction.
-A
GraphicalUserInterface (GUI) emphasises
the use of pictures for output and a pointing device such as a mouse for input and control, whereas a
CommandLine interface (CLI) requires the user to type textual commands and input at a keyboard and produces a stream of text as output.
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-The study of user interfaces comes under HumanComputerInteraction
.
+See GuiVersusCli for a comparison of the major models, the
GraphicalUserInterface ([
GUI]
) and
the CommandLine interface ([
CLI]
).
