
Interoperability is the ability of making systems and organizations work together (inter-operate). While the term was initially defined for information technology or systems engineering services to allow for information exchange, a more broad definition takes into account social, political, and organizational factors that impact system to system p...
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(from the article `computer science`) ...who desire local autonomy. Increasing mention is being made of more loosely linked collections of data, known by such names as multidatabases or ...
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characteristics of a digital television system permitting operation on a variety of media NOTE - Interoperability in the context of terrestrial broadcasting comprises delivery over alternative media such as cable, satellite, VCR and broadband networks, and also conversion to existing analogue TV systems, film and video standards, and interworking w...
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See OpenGIS.
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(In topic `architecture`) Interoperability is the ability to function together or separately.
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the ability of one computer system to control another, even though the two systems are made by different manufacturers.
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The degree to which two or more software / hardware components work together.
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The capability of the software product to interact with one or more specified components or systems. [After ISO 9126] See also functionality....
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n] - (computer science) the ability to exchange and use information (usually in a large heterogeneous network made up of several local area networks)
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ability of two or more systems or components to exchange information and to use the information that has been exchanged. Vocabularies can support interoperability by including relations to other semantic structures, by presenting data in standard formats and by using systems that support common computer protocols.
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(CONTROL SYSTEMS GLOSSARY) Interoperability is the ability to plug instruments or other elements produced by more than one manufacturer into a fieldbus network and still have them able to communicate with each other and the control system(s). They may, however, have different levels of functionality.
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(NETWORK GLOSSARY) The ability of computing equipment manufactured by different vendors to communicate successfully over a network,
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noun (computer science) the ability to exchange and use information (usually in a large heterogeneous network made up of several local area networks)
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Ability of computing equipment manufactured by different vendors to communicate with one another successfully over the network.
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