human interface device

noun

Any hardware device allowing a user to interact with a computer, such as a keyboard or mouse.

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HID
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Meanings

nounhuman interface device (plural human interface devices)

plural human interface devices

  1. computer hardwareAny hardware device allowing a user to interact with a computer, such as a keyboard or mouse.

    Synonyms: HID

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny hardware device allowing a user to interact with a computer, such as a keyboard or mouse.

Similar
HID

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 人機接口設備 /人机接口设备
  • 人機接口設備 /人机接口设备 (rénjī jiēkǒu shèbèi)device allowing a user to interact with a computer
Finnish HID-laite
  • HID-laitedevice allowing a user to interact with a computer
Spanish dispositivo de interfaz humana
  • dispositivo de interfaz humanadevice allowing a user to interact with a computer
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APA

human interface device. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/human%20interface%20device

MLA

“human interface device.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/human%20interface%20device. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “human interface device,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/human%20interface%20device.

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