single-user interface
1) An operating system that is usable by only one user at a time.
2) An application that provides single interface from which a user can access multiple applications. For example, a social networking application that integrates multiple social platforms that can be used and accessed from a single interface.
Contrast with multi-user interface.
See also user interface.
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