interface
IPA: ˈɪntɝfeɪs
noun
- The point of interconnection or contact between entities.
- (chemistry, physics) A thin layer or boundary between different substances or two phases of a single substance.
- (computing) The point of interconnection between systems or subsystems.
- (computing) The connection between a user and a machine.
- (computing, object-oriented programming) The connection between parts of software; also the public or published sections of an object or module,
- (computing, object-oriented programming) In object-oriented programming, a piece of code defining a set of operations that other code must implement.
- (object-oriented programming) In some languages, a block of code declaring the interface (point of interconnection) between a class and code that interacts with it.
- (biochemistry) The internal surface of a coiled protein (compare exoface).
verb
- (transitive) To construct an interface for.
- (transitive, intransitive) To connect through an interface.
- (intransitive) To serve as an interface.
- (business, intransitive) To meet for discussion.
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Examples of "interface" in Sentences
- The edit tab is part of the interface.
- The interface takes most of the space.
- The interface is rudimentary, to say the least.
- The interface of love and humility suggests transparency.
- Are you referring to responsiveness of the user interface
- I matched the color of the banner to the project interface.
- The user interface is simple and intuitively understandable.
- The interface section follows the declaration of the namespace.
- The Expansion Interface was the most troublesome part of the TRS 80 system.
- The interface abstracts the hardware and software architecture in the system.
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