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As a noun communication is

the act or fact of communicating anything; transmission.

interface

English

(wikipedia interface)

Noun

(en noun)
  • The point of interconnection between entities.
    • Public relations firms often serve as the interface between a company and the press.
  • (chemistry, physics) A thin layer or boundary between different substances or two phases of a single substance.
    • If water and oil are mixed together, they tend to separate, and at equilibrium they are in different strata with an oil-water interface in between.
    The surface of a lake is a water-air interface .
  • (computing) The point of interconnection between systems or subsystems.
    • The data is sent over the air interface to the remote system.
  • (computing) The connection between a user and a machine.
    • The options are selected via the user interface .
  • (computing, object-oriented) The connection between parts of software.
    • This interface is implemented by several Java classes.
  • (computing, object-oriented) In object-oriented programming, a piece of code defining a set of operations that other code must implement.
    • The Audio and Video classes both implement the IPlayable interface .

    Derived terms

    * abstract interface * generic interface * marker interface * network interface * user interface

    Verb

    (interfac)
  • to construct an interface for, to connect through an interface
  • to be an interface, to be into an interface

    • communication

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia communication) (en noun)
  • The act or fact of communicating anything; transmission.
    • communication of smallpox
    communication of a secret
  • (uncountable) The concept or state of exchanging data or information between entities.
    • Some say that communication is a necessary prerequisite for sentience; others say that it is a result thereof.
    The node had established communication with the network, but had as yet sent no data.
  • A message; the essential data transferred in an act of communication.
    • Surveillance was accomplished by means of intercepting the spies' communications .
  • The body of all data transferred to one or both parties during an act of communication.
    • The subpoena required that the company document their communication with the plaintiff.
  • An instance of information transfer; a conversation or discourse.
    • The professors' communications consisted of lively discussions via email.
  • * Shakespeare
    • Argument and friendly communication .
  • A passageway or opening between two locations; connection.
    • A round archway at the far end of the hallway provided communication to the main chamber.
  • * Arbuthnot
    • The Euxine Sea is conveniently situated for trade, by the communication it has both with Asia and Europe.
  • (anatomy) A connection between two tissues, organs, or cavities.
  • * 1855, William Stokes, The Diseases of the Heart and the Aorta Page 617
    • ...and here a free communication had been established between the aorta and the vena cava.
  • (obsolete) association; company
  • * Bible, 1 Corinthians xv. 33
    • Evil communications corrupt manners.
  • Participation in the Lord's supper.
    • (Bishop Pearson)
  • (rhetoric) A trope by which a speaker assumes that his hearer is a partner in his sentiments, and says "we" instead of "I" or "you".
    • (Beattie)

    Related terms

    * communications (the science and technology of communicating, especially by electronic means) * communicate * communicator * communion

    Derived terms

    * anticommunication * communication disorder * communication engineering * communications satellite * confidential communication * excommunication * miscommunication * noncommunication * privileged communication * telecommunication ----