Meaning & use

interface

noun·Academic

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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