Meaning & use
interface
A point where two systems, devices, or people meet and interact with each other.
See it in a sentence
The new software has a simpler interface that makes editing photos much easier.
The lecture explored the interface between economics and environmental policy.
A note on using this word
Interface is common in technology for the screen or controls a user interacts with, but it also works for abstract connections between fields.
Words with a similar meaning
boundaryconnection
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Another way to use it
2. verb
To interact or communicate with another system, device, or person.
The new sensors interface directly with the factory's central computer.
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