'interface' definitions:
Definition of 'interface'
(from WordNet)
noun
(chemistry) a surface forming a common boundary between two things (two objects or liquids or chemical phases)
noun
(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]
noun
The overlap where two theories or phenomena affect each other or have links with each other; "the interface between chemistry and biology"
noun
(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]
Definition of 'interface'
From: GCIDE
- 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]
Synonyms of 'interface'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- ankle,
- articulation,
- border line,
- bound,
- boundary,
- boundary condition,
- boundary line,
- bourn,
- break boundary,
- breakoff point,
- butt,
- ceiling,
- cervix,
- circumscription,
- clinch,
- closure,
- compass,
- confine,
- connecting link,
- connecting rod,
- connection,
- coupling,
- cutoff,
- cutoff point,
- deadline,
- delimitation,
- determinant,
- division line,
- dovetail,
- elbow,
- embrace,
- end,
- extremity,
- finish,
- floor,
- frontier,
- gliding joint,
- hedge,
- high-water mark,
- hinge,
- hinged joint,
- hip,
- join,
- joining,
- joint,
- juncture,
- knee,
- knuckle,
- limen,
- limit,
- limitation,
- limiting factor,
- line,
- line of demarcation,
- link,
- low-water mark,
- lower limit,
- march,
- mark,
- mete,
- miter,
- mortise,
- neck,
- pivot,
- pivot joint,
- rabbet,
- scarf,
- seam,
- shoulder,
- start,
- starting line,
- starting point,
- stitch,
- suture,
- symphysis,
- target date,
- term,
- terminal date,
- terminus,
- threshold,
- tie rod,
- time allotment,
- toggle,
- toggle joint,
- union,
- upper limit,
- weld,
- wrist