interface

US: /ˈɪnɝˌfeɪs/, /ˈɪntɝˌfeɪs/
UK: /ˈɪntəfˌe‍ɪs/


English Vietnamese dictionary


interface /'intəfeis/
  • danh từ
    • bề mặt chung (cho hai vật...); mặt phân giới
    • những cái chung (của hai ngành học thuật...)
      • the interface of chemistry and physics: những cái chung của hoá học và vật lý

Advanced English dictionary


noun, verb
+ noun
1 (computing) the way a computer program presents information to a user or receives information from a user, in particular the LAYOUT of the screen and the MENUS: the user interface
2 (computing) an electrical CIRCUIT, connection or program that joins one device or system to another: the interface between computer and printer
3 ~ (between A and B) (written) the point where two subjects, systems, etc. meet and affect each other: the interface between manufacturing and sales
+ verb
~ (sth) (with sth)
~ A and B (computing) to be connected with sth using an interface; to connect sth in this way: [V] The new system interfaces with existing telephone equipment. [also VN]

Concise English dictionary


interfaces|interfaced|interfacingnoun
+(chemistry) a surface forming a common boundary between two things (two objects or liquids or chemical phases)
+(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
+the overlap where two theories or phenomena affect each other or have links with each other
+(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)