interface

interface

See also: interfacé

English

Etymology

From inter- (“between”) +‎ face (“shape, figure, form”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈɪntəfeɪs/

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• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈɪntɚˌfeɪs/
• Hyphenation: inter‧face
• Rhymes: -eɪs

Noun

interface (plural interfaces)

1. The point of interconnection or contact between entities.

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

2. (chemistry, physics) 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. (computing) The point of interconnection between systems or subsystems.

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

4. (computing) The connection between a user and a machine.

   The options are selected via the user interface.

5. (computing, object-oriented programming) 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.

6. (computing, object-oriented programming) In object-oriented programming, a piece of code defining a set of operations that other code must implement.

   The Audio and Video classes both implement the IPlayable interface.

7. (biochemistry) The internal surface of a coiled protein (compare exoface).

Hyponyms

(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

 

Descendants

• → Japanese: インターフェース (intāfēsu)
• → Korean: 인터페이스 (inteopeiseu)
• → Russian: интерфе́йс (interféjs)
  • → Kazakh: интерфейс (interfeis)

Translations

point of interconnection between entities

Arabic: تَعْشِيق‎ m (taʿšīq), وَاجِهَة‎ f (wājiha) Belarusian: інтэрфе́йс m (interfjéjs), інтэрфэ́йс m (interféjs) Bulgarian: и́нтерфейс m (ínterfejs) Chinese: Mandarin: 接口 (zh) (jiēkǒu) Cornish: ynterfas m Czech: rozhraní (cs) n, styčná plocha f Dutch: koppeling (nl) f, aansluiting (nl) f, raakpunt (nl) n Esperanto: interfaco Finnish: liittymäkohta, rajapinta (fi), yhtymäkohta (fi) French: interface (fr) f German: Schnittstelle (de) f Greek: διεπαφή (el) f (diepafí), διεπιφάνεια (el) f (diepifáneia) Hindi: राब्ता m (rābtā), वास्ता (hi) m (vāstā) Hungarian: határfelület, illesztőegység Italian: (2,3) (please verify) interfacciamento m, (all) (please verify) interfaccia (it) f Japanese: インターフェース (intāfēsu) Korean: 인터페이스 (inteopeiseu) Macedonian: посредник m (posrednik) Malay: antara muka Maori: arotuki Norman: întèrfache f Norwegian: Bokmål: grensesnitt n Nynorsk: grensesnitt n Persian: رابط‎ (fa) (râbet), واسط‎ (fa) (vâset) Polish: styk (pl) m Portuguese: interface (pt) f Romanian: interfață (ro) Russian: интерфе́йс (ru) m (intɛrféjs) Serbo-Croatian: Roman: interfejs (sh) m, sučelje (sh) n Sindhi: باهمرُو‎ (sd) Spanish: interfaz (es) f Swedish: gränssnitt (sv) n, beröringspunkt c Turkish: arayüz (tr) Ukrainian: інтерфе́йс (uk) m (interféjs) Welsh: rhyngwyneb f

chemistry, physics: thin layer or boundary between different substances, or phases of a single substance

Bulgarian: фа́зова гра́ница f (fázova gránica) Danish: grænseflade c Esperanto: limfaco Finnish: rajapinta (fi) French: interface (fr) f German: Grenzfläche f Greek: διεπιφάνεια (el) f (diepifáneia) Hungarian: fázishatár sg, határfelület sg Italian: interfaccia (it) f Maori: matawehe Polish: granica międzyfazowa f Romanian: suprafață de separare Sindhi: باهَمرُو‎ (sd) (bāhamrū) Spanish: interfase (es) f

computing: point of interconnection between systems or subsystems

Afrikaans: koppelvlak (af) Arabic: واجِهَة‎ (wājiha) Armenian: միջերես (miǰeres), ինտերֆեյս (interfeys) Azerbaijani: interfeys Basque: interfaze Belarusian: інтэрфе́йс m (interfjéjs), інтэрфэ́йс m (interféjs) Bulgarian: и́нтерфейс m (ínterfejs) Catalan: interfície f Chinese: Mandarin: 接口 (zh) (jiēkǒu) Czech: rozhraní (cs) n Danish: grænseflade c Dutch: interface (nl) m Estonian: liidestus Finnish: rajapinta (fi), yhteys (fi) French: interface (fr) f Georgian: ინტერფეისი (inṭerpeisi) German: Schnittstelle (de) f Greek: διεπαφή (el) f (diepafí) Hebrew: מִמְשָׁק‎ (he) m (mimshák) Hindi: इंटरफ़ेस m (iṇṭarfes) Hungarian: interfész (hu) Indonesian: antarmuka (id) Japanese: インターフェース (intāfēsu) Kazakh: интерфейс (interfeis) Korean: 인터페이스 (inteopeiseu) Kyrgyz: интерфейс (interfeys) Latin: interfacies f Latvian: interfeiss m Lithuanian: interfeisas (lt) m Macedonian: посредник m (posrednik) Malay: antara muka Norwegian: Bokmål: grensesnitt n Nynorsk: grensesnitt n Persian: ربطال‎ (fa) Polish: interfejs (pl) m Portuguese: interface (pt) f Romanian: interfață (ro) Russian: интерфе́йс (ru) m (intɛrféjs) Scottish Gaelic: eadar-aghaidh f Serbo-Croatian: Roman: interfejs (sh) m, međusklop m, međuveza f Sindhi: باهَمرُو‎ (sd) (bāhamrū) Slovak: rozhranie n Slovene: vmesnik m Spanish: interfaz (es) f Swedish: gränssnitt (sv) n Turkish: arayüz (tr) Ukrainian: інтерфе́йс (uk) m (interféjs) Urdu: انٹرفیس‎ m (inṭarfes) Uzbek: interfeys

computing: connection between a user and a machine

Armenian: միջերես (miǰeres), ինտերֆեյս (interfeys) Azerbaijani: interfeys Basque: interfaze Belarusian: інтэрфе́йс m (interfjéjs), інтэрфэ́йс m (interféjs) Bulgarian: и́нтерфейс m (ínterfejs) Chinese: Mandarin: 界面 (zh) (jièmiàn) Czech: rozhraní (cs) n Danish: brugergrænseflade c Dutch: interface (nl) m Finnish: käyttöliittymä (fi), käyttäjäliittymä French: interface (fr) f Georgian: ინტერფეისი (inṭerpeisi) German: Schnittstelle (de) f Greek: διεπαφή (el) f (diepafí) Hebrew: מִמְשָׁק‎ (he) m (mimshák) Hindi: इंटरफ़ेस m (iṇṭarfes) Hungarian: felület (hu), felhasználói felület (hu) Indonesian: antarmuka (id) Japanese: インターフェース (intāfēsu) Kazakh: интерфейс (interfeis) Korean: 인터페이스 (inteopeiseu) Kyrgyz: интерфейс (interfeys) Latin: interfacies f Latvian: saskarne f Macedonian: посредник m (posrednik), интерфејс m (interfejs) Malay: antara muka Malayalam: സമ്പർക്കമുഖം (sampaṟkkamukhaṃ) Persian: ربطال‎ (fa) Polish: powłoka (pl), interfejs (pl) m, międzymordzie (pl) n (humorous) Portuguese: interface (pt) f Romanian: interfață (ro) Russian: интерфе́йс (ru) m (intɛrféjs) Scottish Gaelic: eadar-aghaidh f Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic: ѝнтерфе̄јс m Roman: ìnterfējs (sh) m Sindhi: باهمرُو‎ (sd) (bāhamrū) Slovak: rozhranie n Slovene: vmesnik m Spanish: interfaz (es) f Swedish: gränssnitt (sv) n Turkish: arayüz (tr) Ukrainian: інтерфе́йс (uk) m (interféjs) Uzbek: interfeys Vietnamese: giao diện (vi)

computing, object-oriented: connection between parts of software

Basque: interfaze Bulgarian: и́нтерфейс m (ínterfejs) Finnish: rajapinta (fi) French: interface (fr) f German: Schnittstelle (de) f Hebrew: מִמְשָׁק‎ (he) m (mimshák) Persian: ربطال‎ (fa) Polish: interfejs (pl) m, międzymordzie (pl) n (humorously) Portuguese: interface (pt) f Scottish Gaelic: eadar-aghaidh f Spanish: interfaz (es) f Swedish: gränssnitt (sv) n Turkish: arayüz (tr)

computing, object-oriented: piece of code defining a set of operations that other code must implement

Basque: interfaze Bulgarian: и́нтерфейс m (ínterfejs) Czech: rozhraní (cs) n Dutch: interface (nl) m Finnish: rajapinta (fi) French: interface (fr) f German: Schnittstelle (de) f Hebrew: מִמְשָׁק‎ (he) m (mimshák) Macedonian: посредник m (posrednik) Persian: ربطال‎ (fa) Polish: interfejs (pl) m, międzymordzie (pl) n (humorous) Portuguese: interface (pt) f Romanian: interfață (ro) Russian: интерфе́йс (ru) m (intɛrféjs) Scottish Gaelic: eadar-aghaidh f Spanish: interfaz (es) f Turkish: arayüz (tr)

References

• interface on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Verb

interface (third-person singular simple present interfaces, present participle interfacing, simple past and past participle interfaced)

1. (transitive) To construct an interface for.
2. (transitive, intransitive) To connect through an interface.
3. (intransitive) To serve as an interface.
4. (business, intransitive) To meet for discussion.

   Let's interface on Wednesday.

Translations

transitive: to construct an interface; connect through an interface

Finnish: yhdistää rajapinnan kautta Greek: φέρω σε διεπαφή (féro se diepafí), διεφάπτω (diefápto) Italian: interfacciare (it) Macedonian: посредува (posreduva) Malay: mengantaramukakan Norman: întèrfachi

intransitive: to be an interface; be into an interface

Finnish: toimia rajapintana Greek: έχω διεπαφή με (écho diepafí me), διεφάπτομαι με (diefáptomai me) Italian: interfacciarsi Macedonian: посредува (posreduva)

See also

• mixin
• trait

Anagrams

• re infecta

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛ̃.tɛʁ.fas/

• Audio

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Noun

interface f (plural interfaces)

1. interface
2. (object-oriented programming) interface

Verb

interface

1. inflection of interfacer:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “interface”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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Portuguese

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English interface.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩ.teʁˈfa.si/ [ĩ.tehˈfa.si]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩ.teʁˈfa.si/ [ĩ.tehˈfa.si]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ĩ.teɾˈfa.si/
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ĩ.teʁˈfa.si/ [ĩ.teχˈfa.si]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ĩ.teɻˈfa.se/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ĩ.tɨɾˈfa.s(ɨ)/

Noun

interface f or m (plural interfaces)

1. interface (point of interconnection between entities)
2. (computing) interface (point of interconnection between systems or subsystems)
3. (computing) interface (connection between a user and a machine)
4. (object-oriented programming) interface (piece of code defining a set of operations that other code must implement)

Quotations

For quotations using this term, see Citations:interface.