interoperability engineering
nounUK /ˌɪntərɒpərəˈbɪləti ˌɛndʒɪˈnɪərɪŋ/
US /ˌɪntərɑːpərəˈbɪləti ˌɛndʒɪˈnɪrɪŋ/
The work of making different computer systems talk and work together nicely.
Interoperability engineering helped the hospital's new software share patient records with the old system.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. The practice of designing products so they can connect with devices from other brands.
Interoperability engineering lets smart home gadgets from different makers work together.
3. The effort to make government or business databases share information securely.
The city invested in interoperability engineering so its departments could access the same records.
4. A branch of software engineering focused on open standards and common protocols.
She studied interoperability engineering to build systems that follow international standards.