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CT: The user interface is often used in the context of computer systems and electronic devices. The user interface of a mechanical system, a vechicle, or an industrial installation is sometimes referred to as the Human-Machine Interface (HMI). HMI is a modification of the original term Man-Machine Interface (MMI). In practice, the abbreviation MMI is still frequently used, although some may claim that MMI stands for something different now. Another abbreviation is Human-computer interaction (HCI), but is more commonly used for Human-computer interaction than Human-computer interface. In a word, the terms refer to the “layer” that separates a human who is operating a machine from the machine itself.

S: EBIOM – http://goo.gl/3Byyi7, p. 1363 (last access: 22 December 2014)

N: 1. Also known as a MMI. A MMI is a software application that present information to an operator or user about the state of a process, and to accept and implement the operators control instructions. Typically information is displayed in a graphic format (Graphical User Interface or GUI). An HMI is often a part of a SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) system.
2. The set of inputs, outputs and special actions as well as the man-machine interaction mechanism, including dialogue procedures and the interrelationships identified for these entities in the various functional areas.
3. Devices of increasing sophistication are becoming available to mediate the human-computer interaction. These include graphic devices, touch-sensitive devices, and voice-input devices.
4. man-machine interface; MMI: term and abbreviation officially approved by the Electronics and Telecommunications Terminology Committee.

S: 1. http://www.subnet.com/resources/dictionary/Man-Machine-Interface.aspx (last access: 22 December 2014). 2, 3 & 4. TERMIUM PLUS (last access: 22 December 2014)).

SYN: 1. MMI, human-machine interface, HMI, human-computer interface, HCI. 2. user-system interface, human-system interface, HSI.

S: TERMIUM PLUS (last access: 22 December 2014); GDT (last access: 22 December 2014). 2. TERMIUM PLUS (last access: 22 December 2014).

CR: artificial intelligence, automatic control engineering, computer science, intelligent interface, robotics, technological singularity, user interface.