Interface is the name given to the how "communication" takes place between two distinct parties that cannot connect directly.
One software or operating system, for example, can be controlled through a person using a computer. The interface between the software and the user is the command screen presented by this program, that is, the graphical interface of the software.
Usually, on this screen, there are several images, icons, text fields and other tools that help the user to perform their tasks in the software.
Learn more about the meaning of software.
When starting Windows, for example, the desktop that appears on the computer can be considered to be user interface of this operating system, as it presents the user with all the action options that he can trigger with the help of the hardware installed, like the Mouse, the keyboard and so on.
See also the meaning of layout.
There are several other definitions applicable to the term interface, depending on the field of study and context in which it is applied. In geophysics, for example, the interface is what separates and interconnects the different seismic layers of the Earth.
Cell interface
This is a device capable of convert landline calls to mobile network signals. It is a system widely used mainly in companies that have a telephone exchange.
