interopcode
nounUK /ˌɪntərˈɒpkəʊd/
US /ˌɪntərˈɑːpkoʊd/
A special code that helps different computer programs talk to each other.
The engineers used an interopcode so the old app could share data with the new one.
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2. A set of rules that lets two systems understand each other's messages.
The interopcode defined how the two servers should format their replies.
3. A short command used to switch between different software environments.
Type the interopcode at the prompt to move from the test system to the live one.
4. A shared identifier that links records across separate databases.
Each patient record carried an interopcode so the two hospitals could match files.