<s>
A	O
browser	B-Application
user	I-Application
interface	I-Application
(	O
or	O
BUI	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
method	O
of	O
interacting	O
with	O
an	O
application	O
,	O
typically	O
hosted	O
on	O
a	O
remote	O
device	O
,	O
via	O
controls	O
presented	O
within	O
a	O
web	B-Application
browser	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
This	O
is	O
an	O
alternative	O
to	O
providing	O
controls	O
via	O
a	O
separate	O
application	O
with	O
a	O
dedicated	O
graphical	B-Application
user	I-Application
interface	I-Application
(	O
GUI	B-Application
)	O
or	O
command-line	B-Application
interface	I-Application
(	O
CLI	O
)	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
BUIs	O
have	O
become	O
common	O
for	O
devices	O
that	O
have	O
their	O
own	O
embedded	B-Architecture
microprocessor	I-Architecture
and	O
network	O
interface	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
a	O
printer	O
or	O
network	B-Protocol
router	I-Protocol
.	O
</s>
<s>
Since	O
it	O
is	O
now	O
expected	O
that	O
most	O
owners	O
or	O
managers	O
of	O
such	O
devices	O
have	O
access	O
to	O
a	O
computer	O
with	O
a	O
web	B-Application
browser	I-Application
,	O
it	O
is	O
more	O
convenient	O
for	O
both	O
the	O
device	O
manufacturer	O
and	O
the	O
device	O
owner	O
to	O
use	O
a	O
BUI	O
rather	O
than	O
shipping	O
a	O
separate	O
GUI	B-Application
application	O
,	O
which	O
would	O
require	O
installation	O
and	O
updates	O
on	O
one	O
or	O
more	O
computers	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
web	B-Application
browser	I-Application
provides	O
a	O
much	O
richer	O
interface	O
environment	O
than	O
a	O
command-line	B-Application
interface	I-Application
.	O
</s>
