interface
/ˈɪn(t)ɚˌfeɪs/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.12 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The point of interconnection or contact between entities.
noun
The point of interconnection between systems or subsystems.
noun
The connection between a user and a machine.
noun
The connection between parts of software; also the public or published sections of an object or module.
noun
In object-oriented programming, a piece of code defining a set of operations that other code must implement.
noun
In some languages, a block of code declaring the interface (point of interconnection) between a class and code that interacts with it.
Example Sentences
- "Public relations firms often serve as the interface between a company and the press."
- "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."
- "The data is sent over the air interface to the remote system."
- "The options are selected via the user interface."
- "This interface is implemented by several Java classes."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Indo-European *-tér Proto-Indo-European *h₁n̥tér Proto-Italic *n̥ter Latin inter Latin inter-bor. English inter- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁k- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *dʰh₁kyéti Proto-Italic *θakjō Proto-Italic *fakjō Latin faciō Proto-Italic *-jēs Latin -iēs Latin faciēs Late Latin facia Old French facebor. Middle English face English face English interface From inter- (“between”) + face (“shape, figure, form”).
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈɪn(t)ɚˌfeɪs/
- British English: /ˈɪntəfeɪs/