interface C1 Topic:Technology & Computing US /ˈɪn(t)ɚˌfeɪs/ UK /ˈɪntəfeɪs/ See IPA manual Freq #14872 Meanings 1 noun The part of a computer system or program that a person uses to control it. The options are selected through the user interface. 2 noun A point where two systems, people, or groups meet and interact. The firm acts as the interface between a company and the press. 3 verb To connect or interact with another system or person. The new software interfaces smoothly with our database. Verb forms Verb forms are not available for this word yet. Thesaurus Word family Forms interfacedinterfacesinterfacing Derived forms biointerfaceheterointerfacehomointerfaceinterfaceableinterfacelessinterfacialnanointerfaceneurointerfacenoninterfacepseudointerfacesubinterfacesuperinterface Related forms mixintrait Appears in Phrases (1) See all user interface the controls and displays through which a person interacts with a computer system Noun + noun Etymology AI details From inter- (“between”) + face (“shape, figure, form”). Topics Technology & Computing External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # interface **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun, verb **IPA (US):** /ˈɪn(t)ɚˌfeɪs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈɪntəfeɪs/ **Frequency rank:** 14872 ## Meanings 1. The part of a computer system or program that a person uses to control it. 2. A point where two systems, people, or groups meet and interact. 3. To connect or interact with another system or person. ## Examples - The options are selected through the user interface. - The firm acts as the interface between a company and the press. - The new software interfaces smoothly with our database. ## Derived Forms - biointerface - heterointerface - homointerface - interfaceable - interfaceless - interfacial - nanointerface - neurointerface - noninterface - pseudointerface - subinterface - superinterface ## Related Forms - mixin - trait ## Roots and Affixes - Affix: inter- - between ## Etymology From inter- (“between”) + face (“shape, figure, form”). ## AI Etymology Interface comes from inter- (“between”) + face (“shape, figure, form”). The surrounding word family includes derived forms such as biointerface, heterointerface, homointerface, and interfaceable and related forms such as mixin and trait. In present use it covers the part of a computer system or program that a person uses to control it, a point where two systems, people, or groups meet and interact, and to connect or interact with another system or person. ## Topics - Technology & Computing markdown