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-See [[UI]]. Also just called the WoW Interface (as in "WoW Interface Customization").
+The '''User Interface''' (UI) is the part of the game [[mechanic]] the player uses to interact with the game. The term generally refers specifically to the buttons, windows, and other controls the player sees when playing the game.
-The in-house name for the part of the WoW UI that is implemented in [[Lua]], and hence fully replacable by users, is "[[FrameXML]]".
+In many games, the developers made allowances for enterprising players to craft their own unique look-and-feel for their gamespace. The player can [[Mod|modify ("mod")]] just their own client application, or one can upload one's UI mod to one of the many [[fansites]] that host file transfers. Players can also download mods by peers and use those UI mods with their client. In World of
+Warcraft, mods are called [[AddOn]]s.
+By swapping out UI mods, the entire gaming community has the opportunity to find a UI that works for their playing style.
-''See [[Interface Customization]] for more info''
+== See also ==
+* [[Interface Customization]] main page
+* [[:Category:UI]] for more information about the World of Warcraft User Interface
+* [[:Category:AddOns]] for a small directory of AddOns
+* [[:Category:Interface Customization|Interface Customization]] for writing your own AddOns.
+== Trivia ==
+* Check out [http://www.worldofwar.net/screenshots/largeshots?g=Articles/ECTS%202001&p=5&frpg=1&f=#pic this early version of the WoW UI] (ECTS 2001). Interesting to see how it has changed...
+* Another [http://www.worldofwar.net/screenshots/largeshots?g=In-game&p=25&frpg=3&f=#pic old UI screenshot] showing [[equipment]] [[slot]]s.
 [[Category:Game Terms]]
 [[Category:Glossary]]
+[[Category:UI]]