interface
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4.4
- noun
- /ˈɪntərˌfeɪs/
- Specialized
:
interfaz
- The DMC-41x3 operates as a stand-alone or interfaces to a PC with Ethernet 10/100 Base-T or USB.
- network interface
- PC interface
- interface card
First of all, what is HDMIHDMI is a video interface that can transmit, interestingly, video data.
- First of all, what is HDMIHDMI is a video interface that can transmit, interestingly, video data.
- And, and then the, the interface to the, to the, to the chip is, is wireless.
- You can imagine what it's going to be like in the future now when we have direct brain computer interface.
Examples
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I happen to know the gentleman who designed that interface.
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This device features a USB interface that allows it to communicate with other equipment.
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OK, well, what is this interface, this device here?
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And you can turn those lights off on the front panel interface if you want.
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This whole thing is just the compact flash interface and the controller board.
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At one extreme, virtual hardware can have an interface identical to a physical device.
Academic text (2012) -
Carl, can you get me some cable and that IO interface, please?
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The recorded data are downloaded into a microcomputer through a parallel interface for data processing, analysis, and display.
Academic text (1995) -
I/O compatibility includes interface capability with PC, PLC, keypad, and switch box controls.
Academic text (1995) -
A high-speed SPARC processor, standard Ethernet interface, and built-in print spooler allow shared access to the printer.
Academic text (1995)
Synonyms
1
5.7
A connection that sends many bits at once between a computer and a device like a printer
A common way to connect a computer to devices like printers or hard drives
A part that connects two or more modules in a system
A link that lets different systems share information
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
2
4.0
A screen with pictures and icons that you click to use a computer
- Archaic
1
5.7
A connection that sends many bits at once between a computer and a device like a printer
- Specialized
A way for electronic instruments and computers to send musical data to each other
- Specialized
A common way to connect a computer to devices like printers or hard drives
How Capable
- Specialized
74
3.8
- Specialized
52
4.4
29
3.5
- Specialized
37
3.7
- Specialized
76
5.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Interface comes from the parts inter- 'between' and face 'surface'. As a hardware interface it is the physical 'surface' where two devices connect and send information.