also: マンマシンインタフェース
noun
man-machine interface; MMI
Technical computing term for the boundary between a human operator and a machine, encompassing hardware and software interaction.
このシステムのマンマシンインターフェースは直感的に操作できる。
The man-machine interface of this system can be operated intuitively.
Variant spelling without the long vowel mark in インタフェース.
Spelling with an interpunct separating the components.
Variant with interpunct and without the long vowel mark.
A broader term that includes not only the technical interface but also ergonomic and psychological aspects of human-machine interaction.
Focuses on the software and design elements that a user directly interacts with, often in the context of computer applications.
Loanword from English 'man-machine interface', directly adopted into Japanese as a technical term.