Interface vs. Interphase

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

(transitive) To construct an interface for.

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)

Interphasenoun

(biology) The stage in the life cycle of a cell between two successive mitotic or meiotic divisions.

Interphasenoun

(mechanical engineering) An indistinct region in the interface between two substances in composite materials.

Interphaseadjective

Between phases

Interphase

Interphase is the portion of the cell cycle that is not accompanied by gross changes under the microscope, and includes the G1, S and G2 phases. During interphase, the cell grows (G1), replicates its DNA (S) and prepares for mitosis (G2).