interfaceagreementcoding
nounUK /ˈɪntəfeɪs əˈɡriːmənt ˈkəʊdɪŋ/
US /ˈɪntərfeɪs əˈɡriːmənt ˈkoʊdɪŋ/
A set of rules that tells two computer programs how to talk to each other.
The team wrote interface agreement coding so the game and the scoreboard could share points.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The act of writing code that follows a shared set of rules between systems.
Interface agreement coding took all afternoon because every rule had to match.
3. A document that describes how two parts of a program will exchange information.
She checked the interface agreement coding before connecting the two apps.
4. A promise in software that each side will send and receive data in an agreed way.
The interface agreement coding kept the chat app and the server in sync.