interface : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: interface	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for interface
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
interface n (chemistry) a surface forming a common boundary between two things (two objects or liquids or chemical phases) (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 Synonym(s): interface, user interface the overlap where two theories or phenomena affect each other or have links with each other; "the interface between chemistry and biology" (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) Synonym(s): interface, port
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
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}. (1996-05-22)