interface

UK /ˈɪntəfeɪs/ US /ˈɪn(t)ɚˌfeɪs/
noun 5verb 4

Definitions

noun

1

The point of interconnection or contact between entities.

Public relations firms often serve as the interface between a company and the press.

2

A thin layer or boundary between different substances or two phases of a single substance.

If water and oil are mixed together, they tend to separate, and at equilibrium they are in different strata with an oil-water interface in between.

The surface of a lake is a water-air interface.

3

The point of interconnection between systems or subsystems.

The data is sent over the air interface to the remote system.

4

The connection between a user and a machine.

The options are selected via the user interface.

5

The connection between parts of software; also the public or published sections of an object or module.

This interface is implemented by several Java classes.

Traits are somewhat between an interface and a mixin, as an interface contains only method signatures, while a trait includes also the full method definitions; on the other side mixins include method definitions, but they can also carry state through attributes, while traits usually don't.

verb

1

To construct an interface for.

2

To connect through an interface.

3

To serve as an interface.

4

To meet for discussion.

Let's interface on Wednesday.

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