user controls

Options for customization

User controls are the buttons, sliders, switches, and other interface elements that allow someone to operate a device or software.

The term encompasses both physical controls—knobs on a stereo, buttons on a remote—and digital ones: Adjust the user controls to customize your experience.

In software contexts, user controls often refer to reusable interface components that developers can add to applications.

Related

switches · interface · voice commands · closed captions · dark mode · haptic feedback · customization · adjustment · knobs · touch screen · slider · volume slider · scroll wheel · checkboxes · input · configuration · interactions · radio buttons

Opposites
agency and configuration

user controlsdefault settings

Original factory configuration

factory settings · default values · autopilot · set-and-forget

automation level

user controlsset-and-forget

Requires no further adjustment

background processes · autopilot mode

access and permissions

user controlsroot access

Full administrative system privileges

Family

user, control, users, use, used, using, usable, usability, unused

Familiarity
Top 500,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G