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- Dictionaryinterface/ˈɪntəfeɪs/
noun
- 1. a point where two systems, subjects, organizations, etc. meet and interact: "the interface between accountancy and the law"
- 2. a device or program enabling a user to communicate with a computer: "a graphical user interface"
verb
- 1. interact with (another system, person, etc.): "you will interface with counterparts from sister companies"
- 2. connect with (another computer or piece of equipment) by an interface: "the hotel's computer system can interface automatically with the booking system"
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INTERFACE definition: 1. a connection between two pieces of electronic equipment, or between a person and a computer: 2…. Learn more.
1. a. : the place at which independent and often unrelated systems meet and act on or communicate with each other. the man-machine interface. b. : the means by which interaction or communication is achieved at an interface. 2. : a surface forming a common boundary of two bodies, spaces, or phases. an oil-water interface. interfacial.
a situation, way, or place where two things come together and affect each other: the interface between technology and tradition. We need a clearer interface between management and the workforce. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Connecting and combining. abut. additive. adjoin. affix something to something. agglomerate. connecting.
In computing and electronics, an interface is an electrical circuit which links one machine, especially a computer, with another. If one thing interfaces with another, or if two things interface, they have connections with each other. If you interface one thing with another, you connect the two things.
Definition of interface noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Think of an interface as a "face-to-face," a place where things, or people, or people and things (like you and your computer) meet. Any common boundary or area of convergence can be an interface.
1. a surface regarded as the common boundary of two bodies, spaces, or phases. 2. the area shared by or linking two or more disciplines or fields of study. 3. a common boundary or interconnection between systems, equipment, concepts, or people.
the facts, problems, considerations, theories, practices, etc., shared by two or more disciplines, procedures, or fields of study: the interface between chemistry and physics. a common boundary or interconnection between systems, equipment, concepts, or human beings. communication or interaction:
a connection between two pieces of electronic equipment, or between a person and a computer: a simple user interface. interface noun [C] (COME TOGETHER) a situation, method, or place where two things can come together and have an effect on each other: the interface between technology and tradition. interface. verb [ I, T ] uk / ˈɪntəˌfeɪs / us.
INTERFACE meaning: 1 : the place or area at which different things meet and communicate with or affect each other; 2 : a system that is used for operating a computer a system that controls the way information is shown to a computer user and the way the user is able to work with the computer.
