"UI" meaning in English

See UI in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: UIs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} UI (countable and uncountable, plural UIs)
  1. (Canada) Initialism of unemployment insurance. Tags: Canada, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: unemployment insurance
    Sense id: en-UI-en-noun-qTIkYfPA Categories (other): Canadian English, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 73 19 8 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 87 9 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 77 16 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 82 14 4 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 80 11 9
  2. (computing) Initialism of user interface. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: user interface Categories (topical): Computing Translations (initialism of user interface): IU [feminine] (French)
    Sense id: en-UI-en-noun-b1BWX1UE Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'initialism of user interface': 6 88 6
  3. (medicine) Initialism of urinary incontinence. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: urinary incontinence Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-UI-en-noun-MSqUbmTD Topics: medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Hyponyms: CHUI, CUI, GUI, MUI, YUI Related terms: UX, EI Coordinate_terms: WIMP, SIN, SSN

Inflected forms

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