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Interface vs Login - What's the difference?

interface | login |

In computing terms the difference between interface and login

is that interface is the connection between a user and a machine while login is the process of logging in.

As nouns the difference between interface and login

is that interface is the point of interconnection between entities while login is a combination of a user's identification and password used to enter a computer, program, network, etc.

As verbs the difference between interface and login

is that interface is to construct an interface for, to connect through an interface while login is misspelling of lang=en.

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

    • login

    English

    (wikipedia login)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (computing) A combination of a user's identification and password used to enter a computer, program, network, etc.
  • (computing) The process of logging in.

    • Synonyms

    * logon

    Related terms

    * log in * log on

    Verb

    (head)

    • Anagrams

    *

    External links

    * “Login” is not a verb ----