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interoperable

[ in-ter-op-er-uh-buhl, -op-ruh-buhl ]

adjective

  1. capable of being used or operated reciprocally:

    interoperable weapons systems.



interoperable

/ ˌɪntərˈɒprəbəl /

adjective

  1. of or relating to the ability to share data between different computer systems, esp on different machines

    interoperable network management systems

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Derived Forms

  • ˌinterˌoperaˈbility, noun
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Other Words From

  • inter·oper·a·bili·ty noun
  • inter·oper·a·bly adverb
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Word History and Origins

Origin of interoperable1

First recorded in 1965–70; inter- + operable
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Example Sentences

We can allow patients to opt out, but we should have one interoperable system that can track doses and administration.

Players could only interact with up to 49 other users at a time, and the experience was closed off to users without Epic Games accounts — it was not interoperable in the way that a true Metaverse would be.

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If the way email worked was not interoperable, we wouldn’t be able to send an email using Gmail to someone’s Yahoo email account.

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On Tuesday, June 29, Verizon Media and Catalina announced they were making their identity graphs interoperable.

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Some are owned by the walled gardens, which aren’t interoperable, whereas others are in the open market and allow different partners to securely collaborate without moving the data.

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Part of the fix is obvious: A robust, interoperable communications system is key to the command and control over any response.

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