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  1. In computing, the point of contact between
  2. two programs or pieces of equipment. The term
  3. is most often used for the physical
  4. connection between the computer and a
  5. peripheral device. For example, a printer
  6. interface is the cabling and circuitry used
  7. to transfer data from the computer to the
  8. printer and to compensate for differences in
  9. speed and coding systems.
  10.