interface
(noun) (chemistry) a surface forming a common boundary between two things (two objects or liquids or chemical phases)
interface, port
(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)
interface
(noun) the overlap where two theories or phenomena affect each other or have links with each other; “the interface between chemistry and biology”
interface, user interface
(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
Source: WordNet® 3.1
From inter- (between) + face (shape, figure, form).
interface (plural interfaces)
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) The connection between parts of software.
(computing, object-oriented) In object-oriented programming, a piece of code defining a set of operations that other code must implement.
(biochemistry) The internal surface of a coiled protein (compare exoface).
((computing) connection between a user and a machine):
• command-line interface
• user interface
((computing, OOP) connection between parts of software):
• abstract interface
• application programming interface
• generic interface
• marker interface
• network interface
• programming interface
interface (third-person singular simple present interfaces, present participle interfacing, simple past and past participle interfaced)
(transitive) To construct an interface for.
(ambitransitive) To connect through an interface.
(intransitive) To serve as an interface.
(business, intransitive) To meet for discussion.
• re infecta
Source: Wiktionary
28 April 2025
(adjective) enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure; “a happy smile”; “spent many happy days on the beach”; “a happy marriage”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
