interface \interface\ n.
   1. a surface forming a common boundary between two things,
      especially between two fluids. [WordNet sense 1]
      [WordNet 1.5]

   2. (Computers) hardware that links one device with another
      (especially a computer). [WordNet sense 2]
      [WordNet 1.5]

   3. (Computers) That part of a computer program which controls
      the way a program interacts with a user; the manner of
      inputting and outputting of data, and the way information
      is presented on a computer monitor; also called user
      interface; as, a graphical user interface; a
      character-based interface.
      [PJC]

	

	interface
     n 1: (chemistry) a surface forming a common boundary between two
          things (two objects or liquids or chemical phases)
     2: (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 [syn: user interface]
     3: the overlap where two theories or phenomena affect each
        other or have links with each other; "the interface
        between chemistry and biology"
     4: (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) [syn: port]

	

	88 Moby Thesaurus words for "interface":
   ankle, articulation, border line, bound, boundary,
   boundary condition, boundary line, bourn, break boundary,
   breakoff point, butt, ceiling, cervix, circumscription, clinch,
   closure, compass, confine, connecting link, connecting rod,
   connection, coupling, cutoff, cutoff point, deadline, delimitation,
   determinant, division line, dovetail, elbow, embrace, end,
   extremity, finish, floor, frontier, gliding joint, hedge,
   high-water mark, hinge, hinged joint, hip, join, joining, joint,
   juncture, knee, knuckle, limen, limit, limitation, limiting factor,
   line, line of demarcation, link, low-water mark, lower limit,
   march, mark, mete, miter, mortise, neck, pivot, pivot joint,
   rabbet, scarf, seam, shoulder, start, starting line,
   starting point, stitch, suture, symphysis, target date, term,
   terminal date, terminus, threshold, tie rod, time allotment,
   toggle, toggle joint, union, upper limit, weld, wrist

	

	interface
     
         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 Program
        Interface.
     
        (1996-05-22)