Interface: This is any type of point where two different things come together. Most often, the term is used to describe the programs between you and your computer like Windows, OS/2 and others. What you see on the screen is the interface between you and what your computer is doing.

 

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Interface: A device or protocol which facilitates the linking of any two devices or systems; or when used as a verb ('to interface'), the process of linking.

Small Computer System Interface (SCSI): It is pronounced 'scuzzy,' and is a parallel interface standard used by Apple Macintosh computers, PCs, and many UNIX systems for the purpose of attaching peripheral devices to computer syst . . . View Full Definition

Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI): An interface as well as file format standard for using a musical instrument with a computer and recording and storing the data from it. A MIDI file contains information about recorded notes: . . . View Full Definition

Common Gateway Interface (CGI): The 'Common Gateway Interface'. CGI provides a gateway for HTML pages to interact with other applications.

Graphical User Interface (GUI): A program interface that takes advantage of the computer's graphics capabilities to make the program easier to use. Well-designed graphical user interfaces can free the user from learning co . . . View Full Definition

User Interface: The connection points between the 'game' on one side and the 'user' on the other. There are two aspects to a user interface: (1) The information that the game provides to the user so that th . . . View Full Definition

Air Interface: The standard operating system of a wireless network. Technologies include AMPS, TDMA, CDMA and GSM.

Advanced Configuration and Power Interface (ACPI): A standard developed by Intel, Toshiba, and Microsoft that implements advanced power managment functions through the operating system. Also known as APM (advanced power management).

Implant Interface: Tissue to Implant Contact: (a)fibrous integration, interposition of healthy dense collagenous tissue between implant and bone. (b)osseointegration, implies that a contact is established with . . . View Full Definition

NetBIOS Extended User Interface (NetBEUI): A networking protocol used primarily with Windows NT and suited to small peer-to-peer networks.