In general usage, an interface is the point, area or surface along which two substances or other qualitavely different things meet; it is also used metaphorically for the juncture between items.
1. In a system, a shared boundary, i.e., the boundary between two subsystems or two devices.
2. A shared boundary between two functional units, defined by specific attributes, such as functional characteristics, common physical interconnection characteristics, and signal characteristics.
3. A point of communication between two or more processes, persons, or other physical entities.
4. A point of interconnection between user terminal equipment and commercial communications facilities.
5. To interconnect two or more entities at a common point or shared boundary.
Source: from Federal Standard 1037C and from MIL-STD-188
See also: network interface, network card
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