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INTERFACE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
(chemistry) a surface forming a common boundary between two things (two objects or liquids or chemical phases)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("interface" is a kind of...):
surface (the extended two-dimensional outer boundary of a three-dimensional object)
Domain category:
physical chemistry (the branch of chemistry dealing with the physical properties of chemical substances)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "interface"):
oil-water interface (an interface forming the boundary between the non-miscible liquids oil and water)
Derivation:
interfacial (relating to or situated at an interface)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(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)
Synonyms:
interface; port
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("interface" is a kind of...):
computer circuit (a circuit that is part of a computer)
Domain category:
computer science; computing (the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "interface"):
parallel interface; parallel port (an interface between a computer and a printer where the computer sends multiple bits of information to the printer simultaneously)
serial port (an interface (commonly used for modems and mice and some printers) that transmits data a bit at a time)
SCSI; small computer system interface (interface consisting of a standard port between a computer and its peripherals that is used in some computers)
Sense 3
Meaning:
The overlap where two theories or phenomena affect each other or have links with each other
Example:
the interface between chemistry and biology
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("interface" is a kind of...):
convergence; intersection; overlap (a representation of common ground between theories or phenomena)
Sense 4
Meaning:
(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
Synonyms:
interface; user interface
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Hypernyms ("interface" is a kind of...):
computer program; computer programme; program; programme ((computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute)
Domain category:
computer science; computing (the branch of engineering science that studies (with the aid of computers) computable processes and structures)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "interface"):
CLI; command line interface (a user interface in which you type commands instead of choosing them from a menu or selecting an icon)
graphical user interface; GUI (a user interface based on graphics (icons and pictures and menus) instead of text; uses a mouse as well as a keyboard as an input device)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Present simple (first person singular and plural, second person singular and plural, third person plural) of the verb interface
Context examples:
The interface that is the use of a Parameterizable class.
(Parameterizable Application, NCI Thesaurus)
Research aimed at discovery of novel nanoscale and nanostructured materials and at a comprehensive understanding of the properties of nanomaterials (ranging across length scales, and including interface interactions).
(Nanomaterials, NCI Thesaurus)
The device software was found to contain errors in the user interface (including usability problems) or the interfaces with other systems.
(Device Interface Design Error Evaluation Result, Food and Drug Administration)
It consists of a Uniform Resource Identifier (URI), message reference parameters, and data concerning the interface to be used.
(Endpoint Reference, NCI Thesaurus)
Together, the spacecraft and telescope peer into the lower layers of the sun’s atmosphere, known as the interface region, where spicules form.
(Scientists Uncover Origins of the Sun’s Swirling Spicules, NASA)
The work represents another advance in the development of soft, flexible electronics that interface well with human tissue.
(Electronic device implanted in the brain could stop seizures, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)
This protein interfaces the B-cell receptor-associated SYK tyrosine kinase with PLC-gamma, the VAV guanine nucleotide exchange factor, and the GRB2 and NCK adaptor proteins.
(B-Cell Linker, NCI Thesaurus)
It provides a single query interface to curated sequence and descriptive information about genetic loci.
(LocusLink, NCI Thesaurus)
A morphologic finding indicating that the cutaneous melanoma has invaded part of the papillary dermis but the malignant cellular infiltrate has not reached the papillary-reticular dermis interface.
(Clark Level II, NCI Thesaurus)
An application program interface specification for connecting programs written in Java to the data in a database.
(JDBC Driver, NCI Thesaurus)
