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interfaces

/ˈɪntəfeɪs/

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noun

Interfaces, points de contact

The point of interconnection or contact between entities.

Examples :

"Public relations firms often serve as the interface between a company and the press."

Les cabinets de relations publiques servent souvent d'interface entre une entreprise et la presse.

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Interface, interface

A thin layer or boundary between different substances or two phases of a single substance.

Examples :

"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."

Si l'eau et l'huile sont mélangées, elles ont tendance à se séparer, et à l'équilibre, elles sont dans différentes strates avec une interface huile-eau entre les deux.

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Interfaces, points d'interconnexion

The point of interconnection between systems or subsystems.

Examples :

"The data is sent over the air interface to the remote system."

Les données sont envoyées via l'interface aérienne vers le système distant.

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Interfaces

The connection between a user and a machine.

Examples :

"The options are selected via the user interface."

Les options sont sélectionnées via l'interface utilisateur.

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Interfaces

The connection between parts of software.

Examples :

"This interface is implemented by several Java classes."

Cette interface est implémentée par plusieurs classes Java.

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Interfaces

In object-oriented programming, a piece of code defining a set of operations that other code must implement.

Examples :

"The Audio and Video classes both implement the IPlayable interface."

Les classes Audio et Vidéo implémentent toutes les deux l'interface IPlayable.

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noun

La surface interne d'une protéine enroulée

The internal surface of a coiled protein (compare exoface).

Examples :

"Scientists study the interfaces within the folded protein to understand how it interacts with other molecules. "

Les scientifiques étudient les surfaces internes de la protéine repliée pour comprendre comment elle interagit avec d'autres molécules.

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