Definitions for INTERFACE
ˈɪn tərˌfeɪs; ˌɪn tərˈfeɪsin·ter·face

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 3 votes

1. interfacenoun

   (chemistry) a surface forming a common boundary between two things (two objects or liquids or chemical phases)

2. interface, user interfacenoun

   (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

3. interfacenoun

   the overlap where two theories or phenomena affect each other or have links with each other

   "the interface between chemistry and biology"

4. interface, portnoun

   (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)

GCIDERate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. interfacenoun

   (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 user interface; as, a graphical user interface; a character-based interface.

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. interfacenoun

   The point of interconnection between two entities.

   Public relations firms often serve as the interface between a company and the press.

2. interfacenoun

   The point of interconnection between two systems or subsystems.

   The data is sent over the air interface to the remote system.

3. interfacenoun

   The connection between a user and a machine.

   The options are selected via the user interface.

4. interfacenoun

   The connection between parts of object-oriented software.

   This interface is implemented by several Java classes.

5. interfacenoun

   A thin layer or boundary between two different substances or two phases of a single substance.

6. interfacenoun

   In object-oriented programming, a piece of code defining a set of operations that other code must implement.

7. interfaceverb

   to construct an interface for, to connect through an interface

8. interfaceverb

   to be an interface, to be into an interface

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Interface

   In computer science, an interface is the point of interaction with software, or computer hardware, or with peripheral devices such as a computer monitor or a keyboard. Some computer interfaces such as a touchscreen can send and receive data, while others such as a mouse or microphone, can only send data.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. interface

   A type of device or product created and designed in various colors, materials, mechanisms, shapes, sizes and styles for various purposes.

   Computers, networks and servers use a variety of interface.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on February 3, 2020  

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1. interface

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Matched Categories

1. • Computer Circuit
   • Computer Science
   • Overlap
   • Physical Chemistry
   • Program
   • Surface

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'INTERFACE' in Nouns Frequency: #1686

How to pronounce INTERFACE?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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How to say INTERFACE in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of INTERFACE in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of INTERFACE in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of INTERFACE in a Sentence

1. Ben Goertzel:

   AI mostly exists behind the scenes, in the form of algorithms doing various sorts of pattern recognition and cognition that are hard for people to understand, the purpose of these robots was to be an interface with the AI world and the human world.

2. Al Emondi:

   We don’t think about N3 technology as simply a new way to fly a plane or to talk to a computer, but as tool for actual human-machine teaming, as we approach a future in which increasingly autonomous systems will play a greater role in military operations, neural interface technology can help warfighters build a more intuitive interaction with these systems.

3. Anthony Fauci:

   It would have been almost a dereliction of our duty if we didn't study this, and the only way you can study these things is you've got to go where the action is, you don't want to study bats in Fairfax County, Virginia, to find out what the animal-human interface is that might lead to a jumping of species.

4. Andrew Siemion:

   The SETI Institute will develop and install an interface on the VLA, permitting unprecedented access to the rich data stream continuously produced by the telescope as it scans the sky.

5. Carlo Jaeger:

   You need a judgment call for these things, and this 2-degree thing was a judgment call that happened at the interface of science and policy.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=INTERFACE
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=INTERFACE
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Interface
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=INTERFACE