interface

jargon A boundary across which two systems communicate. An

interface might be a hardware connector used to link to other

devices, or it might be a convention used to allow

communication between two software systems. Often there is

some intermediate component between the two systems which

connects their interfaces together. For example, two EIA-232

interfaces connected via a serial cable.

See also graphical user interface, Application ProgramInterface.

(1996-05-22)