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ＣＵＩ (シー・ユー・アイ) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

ＣＵＩ

also: シーユーアイ

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Meanings

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character-based user interface; CUI

Computing term for a text-based interface, as opposed to a graphical user interface (GUI).

このアプリはＣＵＩで操そう作さする。
This application is operated via a character-based user interface.
ＣＵＩとＧＵＩの違ちがいを説せつ明めいしてください

Related words

ＧＵＩ
GUI (graphical user interface) uses visual elements like windows and icons, while CUI relies on text commands.

Opposites

ＧＵＩ
ＣＵＩ is a text-based, command-line interface, the direct opposite of ＧＵＩ's graphical, mouse-and-icon interface.

Etymology

Abbreviation of English 'character-based user interface', borrowed into Japanese as a computing term.

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Please explain the difference between CUI and GUI.