interoperability

noun

in·​ter·​op·​er·​a·​bil·​i·​ty ˌin-tər-ˌä-p(ə-)rə-ˈbi-lə-tē How to pronounce interoperability (audio)
: ability of a system (such as a weapons system) to work with or use the parts or equipment of another system
interoperable adjective

Examples of interoperability in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Matter is a new smart home interoperability standard designed to provide a common language for connected devices to communicate locally in your home without relying on a cloud connection. Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, The Verge, 7 Mar. 2024 First, full details of the agreement that other messaging platforms will have to sign to gain WhatsApp interoperability will only arrive next month, giving WhatsApp several months to then implement it. David Meyer, Fortune, 7 Feb. 2024 To get there, foster data interoperability across your enterprise. Manish Sood, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024 With just a few weeks to go before that time is up, WhatsApp is detailing how its interoperability with other apps may work. Matt Burgess, WIRED, 6 Feb. 2024 This interoperability will start with text messages, images, voice messages, videos and file transfer. David Phelan, Forbes, 11 Feb. 2024 From Facebook to Instagram, the company has typically walled off its apps from outside data, so interoperability on Threads is new territory for Meta employees to navigate. Reece Rogers, WIRED, 2 Feb. 2024 Such cooperation also requires interoperability standards that extend to the commercial partners in the wider Artemis program. IEEE Spectrum, 23 Dec. 2023 Qualifying for the law would have forced iMessage to allow interoperability with other services, so theoretically, you'd be allowed to log in to iMessage from WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, and whatever else. Ron Amadeo, Ars Technica, 6 Dec. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1965, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of interoperability was in 1965

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“Interoperability.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/interoperability. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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