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A '''user interface technique''' or '''interaction technique''' is a combination of [[Computer_hardware|hardware]] and [[software]] elements that provides a way for the user to accomplish a task<ref>J.D. Foley, A. van Dam, S.K. Feiner and J.F. Hughes (1990), Computer Graphics: Principles and Practice, Addison-Wesley. p20-2.</ref><ref>A.B. Tucker (2004), Computer Science Handbook, Second Edition. Chapman & Hall/CRC.</ref>. For example, one can go back to the previously visited page on a Web browser by either [[Point-and-click|clicking]] a [[Button_(computing)|button]], hitting a [[Computer_keyboard_keys|key]], performing a [[mouse gesture]] or uttering a [[Hands-free computing|speech command]].

User interface techniques are used to facilitate [[human computer interaction]] though different types of [[user interface]]s.

Part of research and innovation in [[human-computer interaction]] involves exploring easier-to-learn or more efficient interaction techniques for common computing tasks.

This category does not include design methodologies, theories, software architectures or specific computer software.

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