interface

interface /in·ter·face/ (in´ter-fās) the boundary between two systems or phases.interfa´cial

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in·ter·face (ntr-fs)

n.

A surface forming a common boundary between adjacent regions or bodies.

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interface

[in′tərfās]

Etymology: L, inter + facies, face

1 the connection between different elements of a computer system or between different computers.

2 The method by which a computer user interacts with a computer system as displayed on a monitor screen, such as a graphical user interface.

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interface (in´turfās),

n the surface, such as a plane surface, formed between the walls of a prepared cavity or extracoronal preparation and a restoration. It forms a common boundary between the tooth structure and the restorative material.

interface, computer,

n a common boundary (connection) between automatic data processing systems or parts of a system.

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interface

the point where two systems or structures meet.

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chemical interface

the boundary between two chemical systems or phases.

interface dermatitis

skin disease with histopathological changes, either hydropic degeneration or lichenoid cellular infiltrate or both, involving dermoepidermal junction.

ecological interface

the boundary between ecosystems.

hydropic interface

a type of interface dermatitis in which the main lesion at the dermoepidermal junction is hydropic degeneration.

lichenoid interface

a type of interface dermatitis in which the main lesion at the dermoepidermal junction is like lichen.

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interface

Informatics 1. The electronic connection where 2 parts of a system are joined–eg, software program meets a hardware component, or where hardware meets an input device 2. Software that joins 2 different information systems. Cf Application program interface, Bidirectional interface, Command line interface, Fiber distributed data interface, GUI interface, Haptic interface, Messaging API interface, Parallel interface, Serial interface.