interoperabilityn.
/ˌɪntərˌɒp(ə)rəˈbɪlᵻti/, U.S. /ˌɪn(t)ərˌɑp(ə)rəˈbɪlədi/ 1. The ability of two or more pieces of equipment, esp. military equipment, to operate in conjunction: cf. interoperable adj.
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1965 Times 16 Nov. 12/6 The highest possible degree of inter-operability through material and non-material standardization.
1976 Survey Summer 59 NATO has at last begun to move seriously in the direction of standardization, or at the least of interoperability, of its arms and equipment.
1986 Defence Update Internat. June–July 45/3 Being a multinational combined squadron, the Standing Naval Force Atlantic faces the manifold problems of interoperability every day.
2008 C. H. Sterling Mil. Communications 174/1 A major shift in procurement for the navy but one designed to provide maximum interoperability.
2. Computing. The ability of two or more computer systems or pieces of software to exchange and subsequently make use of data.
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1978 Proc. COMPSAC 78: IEEE Computer Soc. 2nd Internat. Computer Software & Applic. Conf. 750/2 Subprocess level testing integrates the major components and verifies interfaces and software interoperability.
1992 Byte Jan. 105/1 For years, interoperability was an unrealized dream, and so-called compatible hardware and software packages frequently weren't.
2008 PC Mag. Mar. 25/2 I want to see more open collaboration and interoperability between operating systems.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2013; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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