What does interfaced mean?
Interfaced means connected or integrated so that two or more people, systems, or components can work together. The word often appears in technical and professional contexts: software interfaces with a database, a control panel interfaces with a machine, or an organization interfaces with another institution. It suggests more than a casual connection, usually implying deliberate integration, communication, or coordinated operation. In everyday speech, “connected with” or “linked to” can convey a similar idea in less formal terms. Interfaced is especially frequent in descriptions of technology and engineering, where separate components are designed to exchange information or operate as parts of a larger system. Its history comes from the idea of an “interface,” literally a surface or boundary between two things, and the modern sense has expanded to cover both physical connections and organizational or communicative links.
To connect or integrate two or more people, systems, or components so that they work together.
"The adapter interfaces the sensor with the main control system."
Common in technical, professional, and formal contexts. The phrase “interface with” is especially frequent.
Having an interface; connected or integrated with another system, person, or component.
"The interfaced devices communicate through a shared network."
This use is less common than the verb and typically describes components or systems that have been linked together.
The word interface began with the idea of a face between two surfaces; today it describes anything designed to let people or systems meet and work together.
Reviewed by Deb Chak, Editor. AI-assisted content curated by RJS Tech Solutions LLP.
Etymology of interfaced
The word comes from Latin inter, meaning “between,” and facies, meaning “face, form, or appearance.” These elements gave English the older noun interface, originally referring to the boundary or surface between two things. The verb developed in the 19th century, when interface began to mean to bring two systems or parties into connection, and its third-person singular form is interfaced. Related forms include the adjective interfacial and words such as facade and faculty, which share the Latin root facies.
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How interfaced is actually used
The word is formal and technical, but common in computing, engineering, design, and business. In everyday conversation, “connects with” is often more natural. The spelling “interface” is generally preferred when the word is used as a noun.
Easily confused with interfaced
Interfacing means connecting or integrating systems, whereas interference means obstructing or disrupting their operation.