I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
graphical user interface
user interface
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
binary
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Second, it can't support applications such as Video for Windows that build their own extensions to the Windows application binary interface .
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A set of application binary interfaces are currently being developed by NeXT to provide application interoperability between Intel Corp and PA-RISC platforms.
graphical
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An add-on graphical user interface is available.
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The first was a genuine belief that the graphical interface was superior.
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It will include graphical interface enhancements and offer a distributed object-oriented file system.
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The programs and data files have distinctive icons, providing a user-friendly graphical interface when run under OpenWindows.
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There are other sub-classes for graphical user interface components such as push buttons and scroll bars.
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Both programmes are based around a simple graphical interface .
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It uses a drag and drop style graphical user interface based on OSF/Motif.
human
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Prospective software developers had to learn the secrets of the toolbox so they could follow the guidelines for human interface .
standard
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But Pieper claims it won't matter which microkernel underlies Unix as long as all the standard interfaces are kept to.
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With many micros standard interfaces are provided to allow a wide choice of printing systems to be attached.
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It offers standard VMEbus interface option, eliminating the need for a separate controller board.
■ NOUN
builder
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Its key components include a graphical user interface builder , database access, reusable application framework and cross-platform portability, it says.
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Astec claims an 80% world share for UIM/X of the market for Motif-based interface builders .
card
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If it doesn't work then try reversing the cable on the interface card .
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On their end, customers will have to install network interface cards in their computers and buy or rent special cable modems.
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A starter kit complete with software, interface cards and cabling for two workstations is priced £569.
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The heart of the technique is an interface card inserted into the computer which synchronises the different information sources.
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The interface card itself can usually also handle sophisticated on-screen effects such as picture fades and multiple colours.
computer
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Uncomplicated computer interface that is truly easy to use.
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Yet very little thinking had been devoted to promoting friendly, intuitive computer interfaces .
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Once computer interfaces are built to show lifelike properties, many people will ascribe life to them.
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It is expected that in some cases, new computer interfaces , switches, and data communication protocols will be required.
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Perhaps most importantly, the computer interface greatly facilitates both obtaining and recording a complete medical history.
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They will probably become a standard part of computer interfaces , and make it easier to do things on the internet.
design
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From this point of view the allocation of function and interface design are one core design activity based on the man-machine concept.
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To delve into interface design further, consider video on-demand.
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However, the interface design is not one that Psion fans will recognise.
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For my money, the champion of illogical interface design is still the method for removing a floppy from a Macintosh.
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Ultimately, the machine layout or interface design may be modified to make the operating instructions easier to follow.
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This is simply the most irritating aspect of what's a distinctly bulky and untidy interface design .
network
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The video and disk controllers and network interfaces have been integrated directly on to the motherboard.
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On their end, customers will have to install network interface cards in their computers and buy or rent special cable modems.
user
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The user interface is very limiting.
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The company says it has enhanced the user interface and reduced install time.
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Defragmentation is not a daily job anyway, so sophistication of user interface is of minor significance.
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The five applications include Xalt Desk - a user interface , which can be used to integrate third party applications.
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It lets developers construct user interfaces , model system resources, create new objects and build communication hooks into other applications.
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More global searches on related terms are also useful. 5. User interface .
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And its innovative user interface features reduce or eliminate the number of steps needed to perform standard spreadsheet operations.
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Although character-based at the moment, graphical user interfaces are to be available by the end of 1993 for version 6.0.
■ VERB
create
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Change creates unmet needs by creating new interfaces .
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This interoperable network of ATMs has created an interface between customer and bank that changed the competitive dynamics of the industry.
enable
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It also comes with a programmer's interface that enables users to customise virtual memory features.
include
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It will include graphical interface enhancements and offer a distributed object-oriented file system.
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Additional features include an IrDA interface for wireless connection and a locking switch for printer transport.
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SuperNova 3.1 includes new database interfaces and Unix System Labs' Tuxedo transaction processing monitor.
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Its key components include a graphical user interface builder, database access, reusable application framework and cross-platform portability, it says.
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It includes a component interface intended to give hardware and software vendors a simple way of providing component management.
provide
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FastPort provides a TCP/IP interface so that Unix computers can spool directly to the printer.
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Neural networks could provide an interface between real-world data that is fuzzy and digital computers.
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The essential difference between free email and its paid for counterpart is that the email service is provided through a Web interface .
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FastPort provides a TCP/IP interface for the printer so that Unix computers can spool directly to the printer.
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Uniplex says it will provide application programming interfaces and gateways between onGO and its existing software to insure migration and coexistence.
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Each subsystem provides its own interface and applications can't use more than one.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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the interface between labor and management
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A set of application binary interfaces are currently being developed by NeXT to provide application interoperability between Intel Corp and PA-RISC platforms.
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Because interfaces juxtapose value systems, assumptions, needs, and languages, they create unmet needs.
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Defragmentation is not a daily job anyway, so sophistication of user interface is of minor significance.
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For other developers there's an application programming interface that gives access to the lock manager.
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Its purpose is to combine the interactivity of a user-friendly interface with multiple forms of content.
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Not exactly the best in user interfaces!
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The Interactions have been considerably improved and unnecessary co-ordination removed from the interface .
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Unfortunately, it doesn't make the greatest use of the Windows interface .
II. verb
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Hotels whose computer systems can interface automatically with Bravo pay lower rates.
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I picked it up from this boring salesman that I interface with at work.
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Specialist image analysis equipment for light and electron microscope images also require interfacing with powerful computers.
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The Boss-9000 can interface with Unix workstations or real-time data acquisition systems via a VMEbus interface.
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The expert system can do all the mundane operations and still interface with the user in a most friendly manner.