The Emergence Machine

Interface

abstract · Technology · Level 5 · E10

E10Institutions

Each concept here is mapped to its prerequisites — the ideas you'd need first to understand it — all the way down to four foundations: Space, Time, Energy, Pattern. Click any prerequisite to drill down, or scroll for the chain graph.

Trace. Question. Emerge.

Emergence definition

An interface is a point of interaction between users and software systems, characterized by a standardized design pattern that facilitates communication and exchange of information.

Compare Interface with…

Wiktionary senses

External reference — all senses of the word “interface” on Wiktionary. This atlas concept maps to only the slice of meaning relevant to the prerequisite graph.

Loading senses…

Source: Wiktionary — “interface”. Content available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Historical origin

Origin language
English

Prerequisite chain

Possible path of this concept down to the fundamental substrate.

thisfoundationsL5L4L3L2L1L0InterfaceDesignConstructionDesign PatternFunctionSoftwareFormInformationProcessStructureActionChangeMatterEnergyPatternSpaceTimeE1 concrete → E14 abstract

Neighborhood

Direct prerequisites above, concepts that depend on this one below.

used byprerequisitesModuleL7InterfaceL5Design PatternL3SoftwareL3DesignL4E1 concrete → E14 abstract

In other languages

Prerequisites

What you need to understand first.

  • Design Pattern L3 (requires)
    An interface is a structured point of interaction between users and software systems, characterized by a standardized design pattern that facilitates communication and exchange of information.
  • Software L3 (requires)
    An interface is a point of interaction between users and software systems.
  • Design L4 (requires) polysemous
    An interface is a structured point of interaction between users and software systems, characterized by a standardized design pattern that facilitates communication and exchange of information.

Used by