interoperability

Noun

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. (computer science) the ability to exchange and use information (usually in a large heterogeneous network made up of several local area networks)
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

interoperability \in`ter*op`er*a*bil"i*ty\, n. (Computers) The quality of being interoperable. Used of data structures or executable programs. [PJC]

Free On-line Dictionary of Computing

interoperability

The ability of software and hardware on multiple machines from multiple vendors to communicate.

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