Apple has used the term HI for a long, long time.
Edit: It doesn't matter if you're an iOS/OS X developer or not. Even if you're a web designer, you should really read Apple's HIGs carefully and thoroughly. They're (by any definition of the word), "great".
http://developer.apple.com/library/ios/#DOCUMENTATION/UserEx...
https://developer.apple.com/documentation/userexperience/Con...