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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (4)

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

2. (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;
[syn: interface, user interface]

3. the overlap where two theories or phenomena affect each other or have links with each other;
- Example: "the interface between chemistry and biology"

4. (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);
[syn: interface, port]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

interface \interface\ n. 1. a surface forming a common boundary between two things, especially between two fluids. [WordNet sense 1] [WordNet 1.5] 2. (Computers) hardware that links one device with another (especially a computer). [WordNet sense 2] [WordNet 1.5] 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 user interface; as, a graphical user interface; a character-based interface. [PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

interface n 1: (chemistry) a surface forming a common boundary between two things (two objects or liquids or chemical phases) 2: (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 [syn: interface, user interface] 3: the overlap where two theories or phenomena affect each other or have links with each other; "the interface between chemistry and biology" 4: (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) [syn: interface, port]
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (19 January 2023):

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)