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User Interface Modeling

User interface modeling means creating a picture or a map of what a computer program will look like. Just like when you draw a picture of what you want to make with your building blocks before you start building, the people who make computer programs draw a picture or model of what the program will look like before they start making it.

The model or picture shows what buttons and menus the user will be able to click on and what they will do when they are clicked. It also shows where the words and pictures will go on the screen so that the user can see them.

This helps the people who are making the program to see what it will look like before they spend a lot of time making it. It also helps them to make sure that the program is easy to use and does what it is supposed to do.
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