Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
interoperability,
English answer:
the ability of working together without being specially configured to do so.
English term
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interoperability,
Design and develop solutions to complex applications problems, system administration issues, or network concerns. Perform systems management and integration functions.• Verify stability, interoperability, portability, security, or scalability of system architecture.
• Develop system engineering, software engineering, system integration, or distributed system architectures.
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Responses
the ability of working together without being specially configured to do so.
https://www.thefreedictionary.com/interoperability
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Tony M
1 min
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| agree |
Abdullah Ahmad
12 mins
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philgoddard
: I disagree with Daryo. Your answer is correct, and your 5 justified.
45 mins
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Daryo
: strictly speaking, you quoted the wrong part of this dictionary entry - there is at the end a definition specific to computer networks [what the ST is about] // CL5 possibly a bit overstated? BTW the Wikipedia entry is waaays better.
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Verify that all components of the system (as it is) can work together / "talk" to each other
Here it's about the "interoperability, ... of system architecture" - the "system" being an IT system.
Basically it means "make sure that each component of the system will 'work together' with the rest of the system", as nicely explained in:
brief version - https://www.thefreedictionary.com/interoperability
interoperability - (computer science) the ability to exchange and use information (usually in a large heterogeneous network made up of several local area networks)
(Sometimes all you need is to change the version of some software to turn a whole component of a system is dead weight ...)
longer version https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interoperability
Interoperability is 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.
While the term was initially defined for information technology or systems engineering services to allow for information exchange, a broader definition takes into account social, political, and organizational factors that impact system to system performance. Task of building coherent services for users when the individual components are technically different and managed by different organizations
Discussion
Thanks for your great effort but your last comment is unclear and confusing
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interoperability