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(chemistry) a surface forming a common boundary between two things (two
- bjects or liquids or chemical phases)
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A shared boundary across which information is passed. A hardware or
software component that connects two or more other components for the purpose of passing information from one to another.
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the overlap where two theories or phenomena affect each other or
have links with each other; "the interface between chemistry and biology"
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A noun describing a connection between two dissimilar devices or
COM
- bjects, such as Automation clients and servers. A common phrase is
user interface, meaning the "connection" between the display-keyboard combination and the user. Use of interface as a verb is jargon.
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An interface is what you see when you look at your monitor: the
collection of words, pictures, buttons, menus, and other stuff that lets you do things. The interface is also sometimes referred to as the graphic user interface, which is shortened to GUI and pronounced "gooey". Back to Top
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The boundary between a computer and a drive it communicates with.
Win98 has a graphical user interface; a parallel port is a printer interface.
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In hardware, an interface is a connector used to link devices. In
software, it allows communication between two software systems or between people and systems. In the automation field, interface refers to the method by which users can access the automated library system. See Graphical User Interface.
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1. A shared boundary. A physical point of demarcation between two
devices where the electrical signals, connectors, timing and handshaking are defined. 2. The procedures, codes and protocols that enable two entities to interact for a meaningful exchange of information.
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Simply, the place in the electrical circuitry of the computer
system at which the hard disk drive is connected to the controller. More precisely, the interface is a specification that defines the signals that must pass between the controller and hard disk. These signals include both the digital data and the analog control information that tells the hard disk where the data is or where it should go. The most common disk interfaces used in the PC environment today is SCSI.
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A connection (through a hardware device or through a software
program) between different components of a computer system (usually performing some kind of translation between protocols internal to the components); used especially in the contexts of network communication, or communication between computer systems and their users.
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In relation to human communication with a computer, the appearance
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the screen via which the interaction occurs. Also: the boundary between two devices or programs in a transmission path. At an interface, the circuitry and/or software routine is standardised so as to allow information to pass from one device to the other. The interfaces themselves must be compatible for standardisation to occur.
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A linkage, usually between a computer and a user, or among computer
programs. An interface between a computer and user refers to the elements of the computer and software that the user interacts with--the screens, icons, menus, and dialogues. An interface among computer programs involves using agreed-upon commands and statements that let one computer program exchange information with the other in a way that the first program can integrate the second's.
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A linkage between two things. A user interface is the system of
controls with which the user controls a device. Two devices are said to be interfaced when their operations are linked electronically. An interface box is
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required to convert signals from one form to another. For example, in
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to get MIDI data in and out of a computer, you need some type of MIDI interface hardware. This may hook to an existing port on the computer, such as the printer port, or (in the case of the IBM-PC) it may consist of a circuit board that is plugged into one of the computer's internal slots.
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(1) A shared boundary across which information is passed. (2) A
Hardware
- r software component that connects two or more other components for
the purpose of passing information from one to the other. (3) To connect two or more components for the purpose of passing information from one to the
- ther. (4) To serve as a connecting or connected component as in (2).
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The drive interface is the "language" or protocol a drive uses to
communicate with a host computer or network. The three main types of drive interfaces are ATA (IDE), SCSI, and Fibre Channel). The ATA and SCSI interfaces have evolved to include many sub-types, which may or may not be backwardly compatible.
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An interface is a declaration of a set of methods with no
information given about their implementation. In object systems that support interfaces and inheritance, interfaces can usually inherit from one another.
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A physical or logical connection to another computer system. A
physical interface may consist of a Network Interface Card (NIC) that connects the computer to the Internet. A logical interface generally consists of a Graphical User Interface (GUI), a computer screen a user uses to interact with programs, that allows a user to interact with local and remote computer systems and servers.
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For data communication, a hardware and software link that connects
two computer systems, or a computer and its peripherals.
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The on-screen appearance of a computer application or program; the
connection between the user and the program. (See graphical user interface and command-line interface.) With reference to hardware, interface also means the point of connection between communicating devices, for example, a parallel port and printer cables.
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This is any type of point where two different things come together.
Most
- ften, the term is used to describe the programs between you and your
computer like Windows, OS/2 and others. What you see on the screen is the interface between you and what your computer is doing.
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A common boundary or connector between two applications or devices,
such as the graphical user interface (GUI) that allows a human user to interact with an application written in code.
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A point of connection between two systems, networks, or devices. www.mminternet.com/dsl/glossary.htm
The contact point between a computer and a peripheral device or a
communications medium. An interface may be physical, involving a connector,
- r logical, involving software.
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Portable digital audio players generally use of one of two ways to
connect to PCs for uploading and downloading tracks and track information. Some older players may use a parallel interface, which uses a 25-pin connector (type DB-25) to connect the device to your computer. Parallel ports have long been standard on computers as the most common means to connect peripherals like printers and scanners.
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The specific communication methods through which you communicate
with a system. The graphical user interface provides a set of graphical elements that you use to effectively communicate your intentions to the underlying system.
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Part of a computer, program, or peripheral that communicates with
- ther
components. Interface also refers to the user interface.
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A boundary across which two systems communicate. An interface might
be a hardware connector used to link to other devices, or it might be a convention used to allow communication between two software systems.
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(chemistry) a surface forming a common boundary between two things
(two
- bjects or liquids or chemical phases)
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(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
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(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)
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