Meanings
plural UIs
- CanadaUSabbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of unemployment insurance.
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablecomputingInitialism of user interface.
Some UIs tend to improve this by displaying toolbars only when they are related to any object manipulated (e.g., an image, a rectangle) and undisplaying them afterwards.
2005, Maria Francesca Costabile, Fabio Paternò, Human-Computer Interaction – INTERACT 2005, page 199 - abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablemedicineInitialism of urinary incontinence.
Synonyms & antonyms
Translations
French IU
- IUinitialism of user interface
Polish UI
- UIinitialism of user interface
Russian ю-и, ю-ай
- ю-и (ju-i)initialism of user interface
- ю-ай (ju-aj)initialism of user interface
Cite this entry
UI. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/UI
“UI.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/UI. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “UI,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/UI.
Source: UI on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.