interoperability
NounWordNet 3.0
Noun (1)
- (computer science) the ability to exchange and use information (usually in a large heterogeneous network made up of several local area networks)
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.