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ＵＩ (ユー・アイ) Japanese meaning: user interface | Kotomora

ＵＩ

also: ユーアイ

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Meanings

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user interface; UI

Computing term for the visual and interactive part of software or a device.

See also: ユーザーインターフェイス

このアプリのＵＩはとても直ちょっ感かん的てきだ。
This app's UI is very intuitive.
ＵＩデザインの勉べん強きょうを始はじめた。

Usage patterns

〈物もの〉のＵＩをデザインするのゆーあいをでざいんするto design the UI of something
このアプリのＵＩをデザインしたのは有ゆう名めいな会かい社しゃです。
A famous company designed the UI of this app.

Related words

ユーザーインターフェイス
ユーザーインターフェイス is the full, formal term for user interface, while ＵＩ is the common abbreviation used in everyday tech conversation.

Don't confuse with

ＵＸ
ＵＩ refers to the actual visual/interactive elements of software, while ＵＸ refers to the overall experience a user has, a broader and often confused concept.

Etymology

Abbreviation of the English 'user interface', borrowed into Japanese as a computing term.

I started studying UI design.

ＵＩが使いやすいゆーあいがつかいやすい／使いにくいつかいにくい

the UI is easy/hard to use

このソフトはＵＩが使つかいやすいと評ひょう判ばんだ。

This software has a reputation for having an easy-to-use UI.

ＵＩを改善するゆーあいをかいぜんするto improve the UI

次つぎのアップデートでＵＩを改かい善ぜんする予よ定ていです。

We plan to improve the UI in the next update.