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interface /in·ter·face/ (in´ter-fās) the boundary between two systems or phases.interfa´cial
in·ter·face (ntr-fs)
n.
A surface forming a common boundary between adjacent regions or bodies.

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.

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.

interface
the point where two systems or structures meet.

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.

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.


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The relatively short time between decanting the first alloy and the filling of the second alloy prevents the formation of an interfacial oxide layer.
It is important to have uniform interfacial spacing between the membranes in a fuel cell stack so as to achieve maximum current flow.
The performance and service life of glass- or ceramic-filled polymeric composites depend on the nature of their resin, filler and interfacial phases as well as the efficacy of the polymerization process.
 
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