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interface
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun interface has 4 senses
- interface(n = noun.artifact) Array - (chemistry) a surface forming a common boundary between two things (two objects or liquids or chemical phases); Array is a kind of surface
- interface(n = noun.communication) user interface - (computer science) a program that controls a display for the user (usually on a computer monitor) and that allows the user to interact with the system; Array is a kind of computer program, computer programme, program, programme
- interface(n = noun.cognition) Array - the overlap where two theories or phenomena affect each other or have links with each other; "the interface between chemistry and biology" is a kind of convergence, intersection, overlap
- interface(n = noun.artifact) port - (computer science) computer circuit consisting of the hardware and associated circuitry that links one device with another (especially a computer and a hard disk drive or other peripherals); Array is a kind of computer circuit
has particulars: oil-water interface
Derived form adjective interfacial1
has particulars: cli, command line interface, graphical user interface, gui
has particulars: parallel interface, parallel port, serial port, scsi, small computer system interface
CIDE DICTIONARY
interface, n.
- a surface forming a common boundary between two things, especially between two fluids. [WordNet 1.5]
- hardware that links one device with another (especially a computer). [WordNet 1.5]
- That part of a computer program which controls the way a program interacts with a user; the manner of inputting and outputting of data, and the way information is presented on a computer monitor; also called
user interface ; as, a graphical user interface; a character-based interface. [PJC]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
interface, n. & v.
--n.
1 esp. Physics a surface forming a common boundary between two regions.
2 a point where interaction occurs between two systems, processes, subjects, etc. (the interface between psychology and education).
3 esp. Computing an apparatus for connecting two pieces of equipment so that they can be operated jointly.
--v.tr. & intr. (often foll. by with) connect with (another piece of equipment etc.) by an interface.
--n.
1 esp. Physics a surface forming a common boundary between two regions.
2 a point where interaction occurs between two systems, processes, subjects, etc. (the interface between psychology and education).
3 esp. Computing an apparatus for connecting two pieces of equipment so that they can be operated jointly.
--v.tr. & intr. (often foll. by with) connect with (another piece of equipment etc.) by an interface.
THESAURUS
interface
ankle, articulation, border line, bound, boundary, boundary condition, boundary line, bourn, break boundary, breakoff point, butt, ceiling, cervix, circumscription, clinch, closure, compass, confine, connecting link, connecting rod, connection, coupling, cutoff, cutoff point, deadline, delimitation, determinant, division line, dovetail, elbow, embrace, end, extremity, finish, floor, frontier, gliding joint, hedge, high-water mark, hinge, hinged joint, hip, join, joining, joint, juncture, knee, knuckle, limen, limit, limitation, limiting factor, line, line of demarcation, link, low-water mark, lower limit, march, mark, mete, miter, mortise, neck, pivot, pivot joint, rabbet, scarf, seam, shoulder, start, starting line, starting point, stitch, suture, symphysis, target date, term, terminal date, terminus, threshold, tie rod, time allotment, toggle, toggle joint, union, upper limit, weld, wrist
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