Interoperability

property of a system, product, or technology that allows for interoperability with an older legacy system, or with input designed for such a system, especially in telecommunications and computing

standardized set of metadata elements

thumb|An example of software interoperability: a mobile device and a TV device both playing the same digital music file that is stored on a server off-screen in the home network

computer software implemented on multiple computing platforms

In software development, porting is the process of adapting software to run in a different context. Often it involves modifying source code so that a program can run on a different platform (i.e. on a different CPU or operating system) or in a different environment (i.e. with a different library or framework). It also describes adapting a change or feature from one codebase to another even between different versions of the same software.

Microsoft business strategy in acquiring software platforms

technological compatibility of software and hardware

process of bringing together the component sub-systems into a single one and ensuring that the subsystems function together as a system

components that are identical for practical purposes

design characteristic that allows a system to accept input intended for a later version of itself

Slogan created by Sun Microsystems to advertise benefits of Java Platform

software mechanism in which a software either emulates an older version of software, or mimics another operating system in order to allow obsolete or incompatible software or files to remain compatible with the computer's newer hardware or software

Industry consortium to promote web services interoperability

ability of computer systems to exchange data with unambiguous, shared meaning

Interoperability Framework

open source service-to-service portability platform

web services framework

standard for biodiversity information

group of network or telecommunication providers agreeing upon interoperability standards