Interface definition
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To serve as an interface for.
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A surface forming a common boundary between adjacent regions, bodies, substances, or phases.
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A point at which independent systems or diverse groups interact.
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To join by means of an interface.
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A plane forming the common boundary between two parts of matter or space.
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The point of interaction or communication between a computer and any other entity, such as a printer or human operator.
The definition of interface is a surface that forms a common boundary between two things or a point of interaction between two components or systems.
An example of interface is someone using the controls on a washing machine to tell the machine how to function.
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A device, such as a cable, network card, monitor, or keyboard, that enables interaction or communication between a computer and another entity.
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The layout or design of the interactive elements of a computer program, an online service, or an electronic device.
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To serve as an interface or become interfaced.
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A point or means of interaction between two systems, disciplines, groups, etc.
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(comput.) A point or means of interaction between two or more systems, components of a computer system, or the system and a user.
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To sew material (interfacing) between the outer fabric and the facing of (a collar, lapel, etc.) so as to give body or to prevent stretching.
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To interact with (another system, discipline, group, etc.)
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The layout of an application's graphic or textual controls in conjunction with the way the application responds to user activity.
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The device or component that serves to physically and logically interconnect two other devices or systems and that enables their interoperation. Such an interface may comprise a combination of hardware and firmware. A trunk interface that connects a trunk and a switch or router is an example of such an interface. See also hardware and firmware.
Software that logically interconnects two computers or a computer and another device and allows them to interoperate. Such software generally is characterized as performing a gateway function. A gateway that accomplishes protocol conversion between X.25 and frame relay is an example. See also gateway, protocol, and software.
The point of interconnection between entities.
Public relations firms often serve as the interface between a company and the press.
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(chemistry, physics) A thin layer or boundary between different substances or two phases of a single substance.
If water and oil are mixed together, they tend to separate, and at equilibrium they are in different strata with an oil-water interface in between.
The surface of a lake is a water-air interface.
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(computing) The point of interconnection between systems or subsystems.
The data is sent over the air interface to the remote system.
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(computing) The connection between a user and a machine.
The options are selected via the user interface.
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(computing, object-oriented) The connection between parts of software.
This interface is implemented by several Java classes.
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(computing, object-oriented) In object-oriented programming, a piece of code defining a set of operations that other code must implement.
The Audio and Video classes both implement the IPlayable interface.
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To construct an interface for, to connect through an interface.
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(intransitive) To be an interface, to be into an interface.
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A system of interaction or communication between a computer and another entity such as a printer, another computer, a network, or a human user.
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(usage problem) To interact or coordinate smoothly.
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Other Word Forms
Noun
Singular:
interface
Plural:
interfaces