--- title: Interface (computing) slug: interface-computing qid: snapshot: enwiki-001359728482 content_hash: license: CC BY-SA 4.0 source: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1359728482 tags: [22924157, 23118434, 23603337, 24745122, 26157654, 28043570, 30134303, 31128806] --- # Interface (computing) > [!note] Provenance > Snapshot `enwiki-001359728482` · content root `…` > Derived from · Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 In computing, an interface is a shared boundary across which two or more separate components of a computer system exchange information. The exchange can be between software, computer hardware, peripheral devices, humans, and combinations of these. Some computer hardware devices, such as a touchscreen, can both send and receive data through the interface, while others such as a mouse or microphone may only provide an interface to send data to a given system. In computing, an interface is a shared boundary across which two or more separate components of a computer system exchange information. The exchange can be between software, computer hardware, peripheral devices, humans, and combinations of these. Some computer hardware devices, such as a touchscreen, can both send and receive data through the interface, while others such as a mouse or microphone may only provide an interface to send data to a given system.