"(1) A shared boundary across which information is passed. (2) A hardware or software component that connects two or more other components for the purpose of passing information from one to the other. (3) To connect two or more components for the purpose of passing information from one to the other. (4) To serve as a connecting or connected component as in (2)." (IEEE, "IEEE Standard Glossary of Software Engineering Terminology", 1990)
"(1) A shared boundary between two or more hardware or software components that conveys power and/or information from one to the other (2) To connect two or more components for the purpose of passing power and/or information from one to the other." (Richard D Stutzke, "Estimating Software-Intensive Systems: Projects, Products, and Processes", 2005)
"An interface exists between different systems or between systems and networks when considered within the context of computer technology. An interface can also refer to the way in which people interact with a computer or other type of device (a user interface or graphical user interface). An interface can also have an organizational connotation where one organization works closely with (interfaces with) another. There are other definitions based on the industry context. However, these may be most common to product managers." (Steven Haines, "The Product Manager's Desk Reference", 2008)
"The connection between two components of a system. Analysis is concerned with the data content of an interface, and design is concerned with the behavior and appearance of the interface." (James Robertson et al, "Complete Systems Analysis: The Workbook, the Textbook, the Answers", 2013)
"Interconnection and interrelation between, for example, people, systems, devices, applications, and so on." (Gilbert Raymond & Philippe Desfray, "Modeling Enterprise Architecture with TOGAF", 2014)
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