User Interface - User Interfaces in Computing

User Interfaces in Computing

See also: Operating system user interface

In computer science and human–computer interaction, the user interface (of a computer program) refers to the graphical, textual and auditory information the program presents to the user, and the control sequences (such as keystrokes with the computer keyboard, movements of the computer mouse, and selections with the touchscreen) the user employs to control the program.

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