audiointerface

noun
UK /ˈɔːdiəʊ ˈɪntəfeɪs/
US /ˈɔːdioʊ ˈɪntərfeɪs/

A box that lets sounds go into and out of a computer.

She plugged her microphone into the audio interface to record her song.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A device that changes sound signals so a computer can understand them.

The audio interface turned the guitar sounds into digital signals.

3. A piece of music equipment used in a studio to connect instruments to a computer.

The band used an audio interface to record all their instruments at once.

4. A connection point where sound goes in or out of a device.

Check the audio interface on the back of the TV for your headphones.