Integration vs Interoperability - What's the difference?
integration | interoperability |
The act or process of making whole or entire.
(society) The process of fitting into a community, notably applied to 'visible' (ethnic, immigrant...) minorities
(calculus) The operation of finding the of a function.
(biology) In evolution, the process by which the manifold is compacted into the relatively simple and permanent; supposed to alternate with differentiation as an agent in species' development.
The capability of a product or system, to interact and function with others reciprocally.
(military) The capacity for a service, piece of equipment etc., to be operated by different forces or groups.
* 2010 , "Entente or bust", The Economist , 14 Oct 2010:
As nouns the difference between integration and interoperability
is that integration is the act or process of making whole or entire while interoperability is the capability of a product or system, to interact and function with others reciprocally.integration
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(en noun)Derived terms
* integrationist * enterprise application integration * horizontal integration * indefinite integration * integral calculus * integration clause * racial integration * vertical integration * forward integration * backward integrationAnagrams
* ----interoperability
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(wikipedia interoperability)Alternative forms
* inter-operabilityNoun
- Dr Fox and Mr Morin have ruled out the notion of binational crews, but they are still exploring other ways to enhance the interoperability of France’s Charles de Gaulle and Britain’s planned two new carriers, which seem likely to be spared by the defence review.