| n. | 1. | a surface forming a common boundary between two things, especially between two fluids. |
| 2. | (Computers) hardware that links one device with another (especially a computer). | |
| 3. | (Computers) 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 |
| Noun | 1. | interface - (chemistry) a surface forming a common boundary between two things (two objects or liquids or chemical phases) |
| 2. | 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 Synonyms: user interface | |
| 3. | interface - the overlap where two theories or phenomena affect each other or have links with each other; "the interface between chemistry and biology" | |
| 4. | interface - (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) Synonyms: port |
| (jargon) | interface - A boundary across which two systems communicate. An
interface might be a hardware connector used to link to other
devices, or it might be a convention used to allow
communication between two software systems. Often there is
some intermediate component between the two systems which
connects their interfaces together. For example, two EIA-232
interfaces connected via a serial cable. See also graphical user interface, Application Program Interface. |