| 单词 | interface |
| 释义 | interface (once / 6198 pages) 1n 2n Think of an interface as a "face-to-face," a place where things, or people, or people and things (like you and your computer) meet. Any common boundary or area of convergence can be an interface. Used as a verb, interface means to merge or mingle, bonding and synthesizing by communicating and working together. The word interface is comprised of the prefix inter, which means "between," and face. In the 1960's, when computers first began to be commonly used, the word became familiar and now can simply mean “to meet.” Although "Shall we interface over coffee?" still feels a bit awkward. WORD FAMILYinterface: interfaces, interfacial USAGE EXAMPLES“While Pepper offers a lively, appealing interface, it remains to be seen whether it will fill the role that retailers want,” Gownder says. Seattle Times(Dec 29, 2016) Judging from my reader mail, tens of thousands must be avoiding high-tech interfaces in favor of the analogue controls, perhaps by buying lower-trim models. Wall Street Journal(Dec 29, 2016) It would elevate the MDX experience a full level, perhaps even distract buyers from the tiny sunroof and marginal user interface. New York Times(Dec 29, 2016) 1 1n (chemistry) a surface forming a common boundary between two things (two objects or liquids or chemical phases) Hypo|Hyper oil-water interface an interface forming the boundary between the non-miscible liquids oil and water surface the extended two-dimensional outer boundary of a three-dimensional object 2n (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) Syn|Hypo|Hyper port parallel interface, parallel port an interface between a computer and a printer where the computer sends multiple bits of information to the printer simultaneously serial portan interface (commonly used for modems and mice and some printers) that transmits data a bit at a time SCSI, small computer system interfaceinterface consisting of a standard port between a computer and its peripherals that is used in some computers computer circuit a circuit that is part of a computer 3n the overlap where two theories or phenomena affect each other or have links with each other 2the interface between chemistry and biology Hyper convergence, intersection, overlap a representation of common ground between theories or phenomena n (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 Syn|Hypo|Hyper user interface CLI, command line interface a user interface in which you type commands instead of choosing them from a menu or selecting an icon GUI, graphical user interfacea user interface based on graphics (icons and pictures and menus) instead of text; uses a mouse as well as a keyboard as an input device computer program, computer programme, program, programme (computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute |
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