Also means
interface
Usage Note
Oberfläche is literally the 'upper area' (ober + Fläche), the outer surface of an object. In computing it names the user interface, as in Benutzeroberfläche. The idiom an der Oberfläche bleiben means to stay superficial.
Examples
"Die Oberfläche ist ganz glatt."
Natural Translation
The surface is completely smooth.
Literal Translation
The surface is quite smooth.

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