What is Interoperability

The ability to take instructional components (e.g., an activity or a question) developed in one system and to use them in another system without special effort.

The ability of two or more systems or components to exchange information and to use the information that has been exchanged.

the ability of computer systems to connect and exchange information with one another.

The ability of two or more organizations or systems to be engaged in the process of ensuring that the organizations or systems exchange information and re-use the information, internally or externally.

Ability of two or more IT Systems to exchange information and to make mutual use of the information that has been exchanged.

The ability of two or more systems, subsystems, products, or applications to work together and/or share information or inputs and outputs.

Possibility of performing computation in a distributed heterogeneous environment without altering the technological and specification structure at each involved node.

It is the ability of different information and computer systems to exchange data and enable communication and coordination across different organizations or subsystems within an organization in order to be participative in shared governance systems.

There are many designs and components authored, viewed, and analyzed during the life of a facility. Interoperability means that each item authored could be viewed, analyzed, and edited in multiple software platforms, even those from different software vendors. The watershed study for interoperability is the 2004 study by the National Institute of Standards and Technology stating that the lack of interoperability cost the facilities industry an estimated $15.8 Billion a year.

This term derives from the field of engineering and refers to the capacity of a technology or a tool to work in synergy with other technological systems, thereby obtaining additional services and possibilities. The various methods by means of which access may be gained to the Internet (from cell phone to computer) are examples of interoperability, fruit of the tendency to concentrate onto extremely advanced technologies a wide range of services and tools. The term interoperability has recently characterised the debate on Learning Objects (LO) where interoperability becomes the point of focus so that LOs created in different contexts can be re-used in a variety of ways and allow tracking of the student’s learning path. Interoperability is linked to the use of protocols, one of the most important being SCORM (Shareable Content Object Reference Model), a dossier of technical specifications which enable, among other things, the exchange of e-learning contents independently of the platform.

Interoperability is the ability of two or more applications or components to exchange information together. Thus, interoperable applications and components may be connected together or be able to read the same data formats. Standardization leads to a greater interoperability of applications and components.

The ability of people, organizations and business process and disparate information and communications systems to interact, interconnect and work together to deliver services and information in a seamless, uniform and efficient manner across multiple organizations and systems.

In the context of information technology, interoperability is the ability of two or more systems or components to exchange information and to use the information that has been exchanged.

A state or situation through which heterogeneous systems can exchange data and/or processes.

The ability of products (in this case, software) to work together seamlessly.

Capability to communicate, execute programs, or transfer data among various functional units in a manner that requires the user to have little or no knowledge of the unique characteristics of those units.

The ability of a system or a product, whose interfaces are completely understood, to work with other systems or products without any restricted access or implementation and without special effort on the part of the user.

Ability of ICT systems and business processes to exchange data and enable the sharing of information and knowledge

(among software systems): the capability to communicate, execute programs, or transfer data among various functional units in a manner that requires the user to have little or no knowledge of the unique characteristics of those units. (ISO/IEC 2382-01).

Is a process in which the three-dimensional and alphanumeric restitution is reproduced digitally. Once the characteristics of digital modelling have been defined, it is possible to define data exchange formats and procedures.

It is defined as the ability of two or more systems or components to exchange information and to use the information that has been exchanged.

Is the ability of information systems belonging to collaborative business network members to work together and understand each other.

Learning contents compatibility within platforms.

The capability to communicate, execute programs, or transfer data among various functional units in a manner that requires the user to have little or no knowledge of the unique characteristics of those units.

Ability of a software or computer set-up to run and interact with other computers software across local or wide-area networks with the purpose of accessing or using the resources across the multiple system set-up.

Ability for different computer systems at different administrative levels of government and in different regions to exchange information effectively.

Characteristic of a product or system, whose interfaces work with other products or systems, without any restrictions.

Ability of e-learning systems to exchange data and resources transparently to the user.

Is the ability for a system or components of a system to provide information portability and interapplication cooperative process control. This means software components operating reciprocally to overcome tedious batch conversion tasks, import/export obstacles, and distributed resource access barriers imposed by heterogeneous processing environments and heterogeneous data.

Interoperability is the ability of different information technology systems and software applications to communicate, to exchange data accurately, effectively, and consistently, and to use the information that has been exchanged.

Is defined as the skill of several interrelated systems to communicate information for increased understanding of the element and to use this data for future scenarios.

The ability of diverse information systems to work together and interact in an integrated way.

In healthcare, interoperability refers to the ability of different information technology systems and software applications to communicate, exchange data, and use the information that has been exchanged effectively.

Asymmetric property between a client C and a server S that holds if C is compliant with the set of requests allowed by S and S is conformant with the set of responses expected by C .

Asymmetric property between a consumer C and a provider P ( C is compatible with P ) that holds if C is compliant with P .

The ability of heterogeneous software and hardware to communicate and share information.

It is a property of a product or system, whose interfaces are completely understood, to work with other products or systems, present or future, without any restricted access or implementation.

ICTs gadgets regardless of the manufacturer are able to run applications from all other hardware and software platforms in a system.

Asymmetric property between a consumer C and a provider P ( C is compatible with P ) that holds if C is compliant with P .

The ability of information and communication technology (ICT) systems and of the business processes they support to exchange data and to enable sharing of information and knowledge.

The ability of a CBE environment to easily take and share data with software applications.

The degree that defined data is understood and used by multiple and different entities who read it.

The ability of various information technology systems and software applications to communicate and share data correctly, efficiently, and reliably

The ability of disparate and diverse organisations to interact towards mutually beneficial and agreed common goals, involving the sharing of information and knowledge between the organisations, through the business processes they support, by means of the exchange of data between their respective ICT systems

Interoperability is the ability of different information technology systems and software applications to communicate, exchange data, and use the information that has been exchanged.

Mechanisms used to overcome heterogeneity. Devices can be made to interoperate and internetwork using agreed upon standards that govern how elements or parts contained within the device are used. This ensures that devices can connect to each other and interoperate in a standardised way.

Refers to the ability of diverse systems and organizations to work together (inter-operate). The term is often used to refer to a technical property in an engineering sense, or alternatively in a broad sense, taking into account social, political, and organizational factors that impact system performance. Interoperability of an ICT in disaster management refers to the capability of the ICT to work with different ICTs used by various DMOs, which may involve supports for common radio frequency spectrum, communication protocols, information/message formats, etc.

Denotes the ability of different, independent, and heterogeneous information systems to exchange electronic data for their further processing.

This is the ability of a computer system and/or data to work with other systems using common standards.

Capability to communicate, execute programs, or transfer data among various functional units in a manner that requires the user to have little or no knowledge of the unique characteristics of those units [ISO 2382-1].

The expectation that many agencies with varied purposes will share resources in a cooperative manner in response to an emergency situation.

Interoperability refers to the functionality of (large-scale) information systems to exchange data and to enable the sharing of information. In the context of border control, the goal of the EU is to improve its data management architecture by ensuring that border guards, customs authorities, police officers and judicial authorities have the necessary information at their disposal to perform their functions, by overcoming structural shortcomings that impede their work ( European Data Protection Supervisor, 2018 ). Biometric data are a key enabler of interoperability because they are seen as a much more reliable means to identify a person than alphanumeric data (i.e. “data represented by letters, digits, special characters, spaces and punctuation mark”).

It is the ability of independent systems to collaborate in spite of heterogeneity and distribution obstacles.

The ability for systems to communicate with one another.

To ensure cross-domain sharing of knowledge patterns by translating big data stores into knowledge bases using ontologies.

The ability for machines to exchange data without the intervention of human agents.

The capability to exchange data among different type of software, without loss of information.

It is the ability of electronic smart devices to communicate with each other in a seamless manner to perform operations to achieve common objectives.

Blockchain interoperability is not a set rule book. It refers to a broad range of techniques that allow different blockchains to listen to each other, transfer digital assets and data between one another and enable better collaboration.

Ability to work together, sharing information, capabilities, or other specific goals while being different at some technological level.

Automated data exchange and transfer capability without the need for the manual processing of that data ( Azhar et al., 2012 ).

Mechanisms used to overcome heterogeneity. Devices can be made to interoperate and internetwork using agreed upon standards that govern how elements or parts contained within the device are used. This ensures that devices can connect to each other and interoperate in a standardised way.

Ability to exchange data/information between two or more systems

Interoperability is the ability of information and communication systems and business processes to support data flow and to enable the exchange of information and knowledge. Interoperability must be secured at the technical (norms and standards for linking computer systems and services), semantic (meaning of data) and process levels (defining business aims, modelling business processes and actualizing cooperation between various management units). Interoperability can be achieved by adopting national and international technical norms.

The ability of different vendor devices to transmit data and exchange information, while having the total capability to process and act upon such information independently. This relies heavily on international standards.

Is a way to communicate and data sharing through software to exchange and make use of information by different organizations, it allows to work in conjunction with each other.

Interoperability in blockchain refers to capability of networks to communicate with other blockchain networks.

Is a characteristic of a product or system, whose interfaces are completely understood, to work with other products or systems, in either implementation or access, without any restrictions.

Asymmetric property between a client C and a server S that holds if C is compliant with the set of requests allowed by S and S is conformant with the set of responses expected by C .

The ability of a consumer C to be partially or fully compatible with a provider P . By composition, it can also refer to multilateral compatibility between several systems, interacting in the context of some choreography.

A characteristic of a product or system, whose interfaces are completely understood, to work with other products or systems, at present or in the future, in either implementation or access, without any restrictions.

The capacity of using the same material on different platforms or systems.

The capability of transferring knowledge between heterogeneous elements of a physical space like users, devices, objects and environments.

Means the ability of systems to operate effectively together independently of different software or hardware vendors.

The ability to exchange and use information, allowing systems and organizations to work together.

is the ability of products, systems, or business processes to work together to accomplish a common task.

Is the ability of diverse systems and organizations to work together by exchanging information without technical or organizational restrictions that can be achieved by applying standardized procedures and interfaces.

Refers to the basic ability of software or systems to connect and communicate with one another, despite being disparate technology. Being able to exchange information between applications, databases, and other platforms help support educational institutions, employer databases and other systems share information.

The transferability of one mode of learning to another in a manner that is student centric and maintains its value in credits awarded (e.g., competency-based degree to traditional degree to micro-credential).

It is the ability of a product or system with well-understood interfaces to function with other products or systems, now or in the future, in terms of implementation or access, without limitations.

It is the ability to exchange and share data files and programs easily.

Not only interconnection between computers, but now operative interrelation in digital dataset.

Asymmetric property between a consumer C and a provider P ( C is compatible with P ) that holds if C is compliant with P and P is conformant to C .

Asymmetric property between a consumer C and a provider P ( C is compatible with P ) that holds if C is compliant with P .

The ability of different blockchain systems to work together and share information.

The ability of diverse systems and applications to co-operate (inter-operate).

The ability of different computer systems or software to exchange and make use of information. In blockchain, it refers to the capacity of different blockchain networks to communicate and transact with each other seamlessly.

This refers to the ability to make systems and organizations work together without any special effort by the user.

The ability to exchange and use information among computer systems of different types, designed and produced by a different vendor.

The ability of health information systems to interact within and across organizational boundaries in order to advance the effective delivery of healthcare services for individuals and communities, while standards define the entities and their interactions.

The ability to communicate and execute programs, or transfer data between multiple functional units, in a manner that is useful, transparent, and meaningful to the user.

The process to exchange and use information between two or more systems.

Process of enabling different data formats to interoperate together and reduce the number of formast required within a workflow.

The ability of computer systems, software, and organizations to function together to provide a set of services.

Interoperability of medical devices and systems allowing them to communicate with each other with minimal effort in addition to sending their data to the electronic health record.

Interoperability is the concept of enabling heterogeneous software and hardware environments to share learning material. The base level learning material is the learning object; standards and Learning Object metadata play a significant role in enabling interoperability.

The ability of computer systems or software to exchange and make use of information.

LO ability to promote integration into different systems and to allow efficient exchange and use of information. It requires the adoption of appropriate standards and adequate metadata, both from the technical, and from the pedagogical or educational point of view.

Interoperability is the possibility to exchange data between different software platforms, not only during the construction phase of the work but also throughout its entire life cycle, from maintenance to decommissioning.

The ability of a system or device to work with or use the parts or equipment of another system.

Interoperability allows actors in distributed systems to work together by providing a common understanding of the exchanged information. The general definition not only applies to information in the sense of data. It also includes components (e.g. devices) that can be integrated among different actors or replaced.

Term used to describe the ability to translate program data from one platform to another across and within different software tools.

An asymmetric property between a consumer C and a provider P ( C is compatible with P ) that holds if C is compliant with P and P is conformant to C .

The capability of two or more software components to interact exchanging information.

contends with the software and implementation details of interoperations; this includes exchange of data elements via interfaces, the use of middleware, and mapping to common information exchange models. If two systems are integrated and the receiving system can not only decode but understand the data in a way that is meaningful to the receiving system, the systems are interoperable.

The ability of different information systems to exchange resources through shared standards.

Is a feature of IT that refers to the capacity and existence of diverse elements, health provider nodes, of the health care system to exchange and act upon shared information.

An attribute given to systems, applications and data that assigns their ability to communicate with another systems, applications and data in a manner that they may exchange and mutually use that data.

Subsystems provided by different manufacturers are working together in the intended operational manner.

Ability of ICT systems and of the business processes they support to exchange data and to enable sharing of information and knowledge.

The ability of diverse systems and organizations to work together.

Refers to the essential ability of computerized systems to connect and readily communicate with each other, even if different manufacturers developed them in various industries.

Is the ability to exchange data and use the information across devices, systems, applications, or system components.

A kind of compatibility in which compliance and conformance are assessed by exchanging messages between consumer and provider, during the Operation stage of their lifecycles (although they need to be designed in prior stages of the lifecycle).

The ability of several software components based on different platforms to interact, exchange services and cooperate in solving complex tasks. ISO TC204 defines interoperability as “ the ability of systems to provide services to and accept services from other systems and to use the services so exchanged to enabled them to operate effectively together.”

An attribute given to systems, applications and data that assigns their ability to communicate with another systems, applications and data in a manner that they may exchange and mutually use that data.

Interoperability is the degree of communication between two or more systems. When interoperability between systems is high, then they can communicate, share data, and use each other’s functionalities. When the interoperability is low between systems then additional effort is required to translate one system's data types and communication protocols to the other, if possible.

A term to be used to describe the ability of various individuals or organizations to interact and work together so that a common goal can be (better) achieved. Under the technology context, it can be defined as the degree to which diverse systems or components are able to exchange information and make most of the exchanged information. This concept has been promoted by a number of organizations such as Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).

The ability of a consumer C to be partially or fully compatible with a provider P . By composition, it can also refer to multilateral compatibility between several systems, interacting in the context of some choreography.

Hardware and software devised to help people exchange information ensuring computer systems can to talk to each other, interpret data, and exchange information.

Interoperability relates to the interaction between systems and their ability to exchange and use information. For instance, multiple software applications used on two different physical machines from a different vendor should be able to receive and understand each other’s data in an efficient manner.

is a property referring to the ability of different systems to work together (e.g. the ability of systems or components to exchange the data and provide services to and accept services from other systems).

The ability of systems, units, or forces to provide data, information, material, and services and accept the same from other systems, units, or forces, and to use the data, information, material, and services exchanged in a way to enable them to operate effectively together.

The ability of two or more systems or components to exchange information and to use the exchanged information without special effort on either system.

The ability of computer systems to exchange and make use of data or information. Means the possibility for spatial data sets to be combined, and for services to interact, without repetitive manual intervention, in such a way that the result is coherent and the added value of the data sets and services is enhanced.

the ability of computer systems to connect and exchange information with one another.

Interoperability is the ability of a system or a product to work with other systems or products without special effort on the part of the customer.

The condition for a learning object to operate in any technical environment.

Autonomous ability to interact and communicate.

The ability of heterogeneous software and hardware to communicate and share information.

The ability of two or more systems or components to exchange information and to use the information that has been exchanged.

The ability of computer systems or software to exchange and make use of information translating to human access across contexts, divisions, or disciplines.

This is the capability of different ICT systems to cooperate and share information between each other in a reliable and effective way. The aim of interoperability is to facilitate interaction as well as information sharing and use within heterogeneous information systems.

The ability to exchange information between systems.

The ability of an ERP to serve more than one function.

The ability of systems and components to interact with other systems and components, which are generally implemented on or for heterogeneous platforms. The focus is usually kept on information exchange between interacting systems.

A condition that exists when the distinctions between information systems are not a barrier to accomplishing a task that spans multiple systems.

Interoperability refers to the ability of different software components to communicate and cooperate with one another, by resolving differences in language, execution platform, interface definition, and in the meaning of what has been communicated.

The ability of two or more computer systems to exchange information with no barriers and make use of it transparently.

According to the IEEE Standard Computer Dictionary, interoperability is “the ability of two or more systems or components to exchange information and to use the information that has been exchanged.” Enterprise systems and applications need to be interoperable to achieve seamless operational and business interaction and create networked and virtual organizations.

It is a property referring to the ability of diverse systems and organizations to work together (inter-operate). Mainly referred to the basic grid services like resource management, information management, data management, security.

Characteristic of a product or system, whose interfaces are completely understood, to work with other products or systems.

Synchronizing of operations with VO partners.

An attribute given to systems, applications and data that assigns their ability to communicate with another systems, applications and data in a manner that they may exchange and mutually use that data.

Capability of one independent DRM system to interface with other independent DRM system, and allow seamless flow of content.

Ability of information and communication technology (ICT) systems and of the business processes they support to exchange data and to enable the sharing of information and knowledge.

The ability of computer systems or software to exchange information and collaborate.

Interoperability refers to the ability of different systems, devices, or software applications to seamlessly exchange and interpret data or perform functions in a coordinated and effective manner. It ensures that disparate systems can work together, share information, and operate cohesively, even if they are developed by different vendors or utilize different technologies.

The capacity of various devices, applications, or information systems to communicate, share information, and work together in a coordinated way.

It is the ability of several systems, identical or completely different, to communicate without any ambiguity and to operate together.

The ability of military equipment or groups (e.g., UAVs) to operate in conjunction with each other.

The ability of organizations to interact towards mutually beneficial goals, involving the sharing of information and knowledge between these organizations, through the business processes they support, by means of the exchange of data between their ICT systems.

Is defined as the ability of two or more systems or components to exchange information and to use the information that has been exchanged.

Is the ability to exchange data and use the information across systems, applications, or system components.

The ability of cyber physical systems (e.g., workpiece carriers, assembly stations and products) to involve people and smart factories through the internet of objects and the internet of services to communicate with each other.

Interoperability is the capability to exchange and reuse information, messages, and documents between applications and business partners. As a multifaceted concept, it possesses three different dimensions: technical, semantic, and organizational interoperability.

Ability of a system or a product to work with other systems or products without special effort on the part of the customer. Interoperability is made possible by the implementation of standards

Possibility of performing computation in a distributed heterogeneous environment without altering the technological and specification structure at each involved node.

Is defined as the ability of two or more systems or components to exchange information and to use the information that has been exchanged.

The capacity to move data between different software applications.

The condition for a learning object to operate in any technical environment.

Interoperability, within the context of European public service delivery, is the ability of disparate and diverse organisations to interact towards mutually beneficial and agreed common goals, involving the sharing of information and knowledge between the organisations, through the business processes they support, by means of the exchange of data between their respective ICT systems.

Asymmetric property between a consumer C and a provider P ( C is compatible with P ) that holds if C is compliant with P .

Is defined as the ability of two or more systems or components to exchange information and to use the information that has been exchanged.

Functional compatibility, system characteristics, interfaces which are easily understandable and can interact with other systems.

The possibility of platforms to share functions, particularly those linked to the use of content modules which, in order to be used by the interoperable platforms, must adapt to the use of specific protocols (LOM, AICC, SCORM). The aim of the Corona project is to extend the interoperability of the platforms from the simple use of learning objects to all of the interaction functions.

The ability of organizations to interact towards mutually beneficial goals, involving the sharing of information and knowledge between these organizations, through the business processes they support, by means of the exchange of data between their ICT systems.

Interoperability is the capacity of ATR CALL BRIX to create a single learning environment in which university students who are trying to improve their TOEIC scores and EFL teachers can collaborate in a learning enterprise.