"CUI" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: CUIs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} CUI (countable and uncountable, plural CUIs)
  1. (countable, computing, acronym and initialism) Abbreviation of command user interface. Tags: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, countable, initialism Alternative form of: command user interface
    Sense id: en-CUI-en-noun-GcrEmDyp Categories (other): Computing Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  2. (countable, computing, acronym and initialism) Abbreviation of character-based user interface. Tags: abbreviation, acronym, alt-of, countable, initialism Alternative form of: character-based user interface
    Sense id: en-CUI-en-noun-OB1ibg5R Categories (other): Computing, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 37 49 14 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 29 56 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 28 60 12 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  3. (uncountable) Abbreviation of Controlled Unclassified Information. Wikidata QID: Q5165910 Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, uncountable Alternative form of: Controlled Unclassified Information
    Sense id: en-CUI-en-noun-en:Q5165910
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms (user interface): GUI [graphical-user-interface, computing, engineering, mathematics, sciences, physical-sciences, natural-sciences], TUI (english: touch user interface, textual user interface/text-based user interface, terminal user interface, tangible user interface), UI (english: user interface), VUI (english: voice user interface)
Disambiguation of 'user interface': 49 49 3

Inflected forms

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