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 Image: Microsoft In EEA markets — which includes EU countries and also Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway — Windows 11 users will also get access to new interoperability features for feeds in the Windows Widgets board and web search in Windows Search. Tom Warren, The Verge, 16 Nov. 2023 Congress has tried to create interoperability with 21st Century Cures but progress has been slow. Bob Kocher, Fortune, 14 Nov. 2023 While Google’s push may not have worked to sway Apple, Cupertino has likely been motivated to change its song by the European Union’s recent Digital Markets Act, a piece of legislation that calls for greater interoperability between messaging services. WIRED, 16 Nov. 2023 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, 14 Nov. 2023 If the Commission decides after its investigation that iMessage is worth regulating in this way, Apple would have until August next year to introduce some form of interoperability—presumably with RCS. David Meyer, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2023 Reverse engineering for interoperability, such as exposing the Mazda app's particulars to Home Assistant, could be considered a fair use exception to the DMCA, as explained by the Electronic Frontier Foundation. Kevin Purdy, Ars Technica, 17 Oct. 2023 Matter is a new smart home interoperability standard that provides a common language for connected devices to communicate locally in your home without relying on a cloud connection. Jennifer Pattison Tuohy, The Verge, 23 Oct. 2023 Ofcom highlighted the fees paid when transferring data out of the cloud, a lack of interoperability, and discounting which might encourage staying with a single provider. Katharine Gemmell, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2023 See More

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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 8 Dec. 2023.

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