Interface vs. Interlock
Interfacenoun
The point of interconnection or contact between entities.
Interfacenoun
A thin layer or boundary between different substances or two phases of a single substance.
Interfacenoun
(computing) The point of interconnection between systems or subsystems.
Interfacenoun
(computing) The connection between a user and a machine.
Interfacenoun
The connection between parts of software.
Interfacenoun
In object-oriented programming, a piece of code defining a set of operations that other code must implement.
Interfacenoun
(biochemistry) The internal surface of a coiled protein (compare exoface).
Interfaceverb
(ambitransitive) To connect through an interface.
Interfaceverb
(intransitive) To serve as an interface.
Interfaceverb
To meet for discussion.
Interfacenoun
a surface forming a common boundary between two things, especially between two fluids.
Interfacenoun
hardware that links one device with another (especially a computer).
Interfacenoun
That part of a computer program which controls the way a program interacts with a user; the manner of inputting and outputting of data, and the way information is presented on a computer monitor; also called user interface; as, a graphical user interface; a character-based interface.
Interfacenoun
(chemistry) a surface forming a common boundary between two things (two objects or liquids or chemical phases)
Interfacenoun
(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
Interfacenoun
the overlap where two theories or phenomena affect each other or have links with each other;
Interfacenoun
(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)
Interlockverb
(ambitransitive) To fit or clasp together securely.
Interlockverb
To interlace.
Interlocknoun
A safety device that prevents activation in unsafe conditions.
Interlockverb
To unite, embrace, communicate with, or flow into, one another; to be connected in one system; to lock into one another; to interlace firmly.
Interlockverb
To unite by locking or linking together; to secure in place by mutual fastening.
Interlockverb
To connect together so that the parts work together as a coordinated unit; to connect as a single system.
Interlocknoun
the act of interlocking or meshing;
Interlockverb
coordinate in such a way that all parts work together effectively
Interlockverb
hold in a locking position;
Interlockverb
become engaged or intermeshed with one another;
Interlockverb
(of two or more things) engage with each other by overlapping or by the fitting together of projections and recesses
Interlockverb
lock or join (things) together
Interlocknoun
a device or mechanism for connecting or coordinating the function of different components
Interlocknoun
a fabric knitted with closely interlocking stitches allowing it to stretch
