interoperability

[in-ter-ah-pruh-bil-i-tee, in-ter-ah-per-uh-bil-i-tee] / ˌɪn tərˌɑ prəˈbɪl ɪ ti, ˌɪn tərˌɑ pər əˈbɪl ɪ ti /

NOUN

technological compatibility

Synonyms

STRONGEST

compatibility connectability intercommunicability interconnectability networkability pairability

STRONG

combinability interfaceability mutual intelligibility

WEAK

interemployability interlegibility interlinkability interusability linkability

Antonyms

STRONGEST

incompatibility non-intercommunicability non-networkability unpairability

STRONG

non-interfaceability uncombinability unconnectability

WEAK

lack of mutual intelligibility non-interlegibility non-interlinkability unlinkability

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interoperability

The same EU court is still due to rule on interoperability.

From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026

A separate case brought by Apple relates to interoperability under the DMA, as it forces companies to make their products accessible to rivals.

From Barron's ● Jul. 8, 2026

The issue Nadella raised was resolved, but similar interoperability difficulties persist for users.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 4, 2026

They said the project would also work toward deeper interoperability between Nvidia’s reference architectures and CoreWeave technology.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 26, 2026

With interoperability, PCs, Macs, Suns, Dec VAXen, CDC Cybers, etc, all work together allowing one host computer to communicate with and take advantage of the resources of another.

From Zen and the Art of the Internet by Brendan P. Kehoe