interoperability
noun
in·ter·op·er·a·bil·i·ty
ˌin-tər-ˌä-p(ə-)rə-ˈbi-lə-tē 
: ability of a system (such as a weapons system) to work with or use the parts or equipment of another system
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For businesses to maximize their technology investments, interoperability—the ability for disparate and independent systems, applications and tools to connect and exchange data—is a critical business requirement.
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Cynthia Tee, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
Training manuals for North Korean artillery have been translated into Russian, in a sign of both the ubiquity of the weapons and the increasing interoperability between Moscow’s and Pyongyang’s armed forces.
—Will Ripley, CNN Money, 11 July 2025
Data should flow with no hurdles, and that interoperability is going to make the experience a lot better.
—Alexa Mikhail, Fortune, 9 July 2025
To do that, the Secret Service introduced a new fleet of military grade drones and mobile command posts that allows agents to communicate over radio directly with local law enforcement – interoperability that didn't exist last year.
—Laura Geller, CBS News, 9 July 2025
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Cynthia Tee, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025
Training manuals for North Korean artillery have been translated into Russian, in a sign of both the ubiquity of the weapons and the increasing interoperability between Moscow’s and Pyongyang’s armed forces.
—Will Ripley, CNN Money, 11 July 2025
Data should flow with no hurdles, and that interoperability is going to make the experience a lot better.
—Alexa Mikhail, Fortune, 9 July 2025
To do that, the Secret Service introduced a new fleet of military grade drones and mobile command posts that allows agents to communicate over radio directly with local law enforcement – interoperability that didn't exist last year.
—Laura Geller, CBS News, 9 July 2025
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“Interoperability.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/interoperability. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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