interface
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
- Line style
- core relation
- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
- Direction
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
(chemistry) a surface forming a common boundary between two things (two objects or liquids or chemical phases)
Types & categories
- surface hypernym
- oil-water interface hyponym
Related & opposite
- interfacial derivation
- physical chemistry domain topic
Sense 2 noun
(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
Types & categories
- computer program hypernym
- command line interface hyponym
- graphical user interface hyponym
Related & opposite
- computing domain topic
Sense 3 noun
the overlap where two theories or phenomena affect each other or have links with each other
the interface between chemistry and biology
Types & categories
- overlap hypernym
Sense 4 noun
(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)
Types & categories
- computer circuit hypernym
- parallel interface hyponym
- serial port hyponym
- small computer system interface hyponym
Related & opposite
- computing domain topic
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | interfacial |
| 1 | domain topic | Related & opposite | physical chemistry |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | surface |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | oil-water interface |
| 2 | domain topic | Related & opposite | computing |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | computer program |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | command line interface |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | graphical user interface |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | overlap |
| 4 | domain topic | Related & opposite | computing |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | computer circuit |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | parallel interface |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | serial port |
| 4 | hyponym | Types & categories | small computer system interface |