verb
- to work together or function jointly with other systems, devices, or software in a compatible way
Usage: technical; commonly used in computing and telecommunications
Examples
- The new software interoperates seamlessly with existing platforms.
- Different hospital systems must interoperate to share patient data securely.
- These devices interoperate through a common wireless standard.
- The cloud service interoperates with multiple third-party applications.
- Government agencies are working to ensure their databases interoperate effectively.
- The operating systems interoperate to allow file sharing across networks.