interfacedebt

noun

UK /ˈɪntəfeɪs dɛt/

US /ˈɪntərfeɪs dɛt/

Money that one computer system owes another when they share things.

The billing program recorded an interfacedebt after the two systems traded data.

SYNONYMS

system debt linkage debt connection debt shared debt

RELATED WORDS

interface debt transaction ledger settlement

OTHER MEANINGS

2. A record of unpaid exchanges between linked software programs.

The engineer checked the interfacedebt log to see which service missed a payment.

3. The amount owed when two devices swap resources without balancing them.

Each sensor added a small interfacedebt to the network's balance sheet.

4. A figurative burden created when two groups depend on each other.

The two departments built up an interfacedebt of favors over the year.