Primary definition
Discipline concerned with the design, evaluation and implementation of interactive computing systems for human use and with the study of major phenomena surrounding them.
Also known asHCI · Human-Computer Interface · Man-Machine Interaction · MMI
— NIST Election GlossaryView source
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Discipline concerned with the design, evaluation and implementation of interactive computing systems for human use and with the study of major phenomena surrounding them.
NIST Election Glossary · 2024
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Election Security Glossary. (2026). Human Computer Interaction. In Election Security Glossary. Retrieved September 2, 2026, from https://electionsecurityglossary.com/glossary/human-computer-interaction
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