interface wiki:
eneral usage, an interface is the point, area, or surface along which two substances or other qualitatively different things meet; it is also used metaphorically for the juncture between items. The word interface is sometimes (usually in technical disciplines) shortened to "i/f". The verb to interface means to interconnect two or more entities at a common point or shared boundary, or to prepare either entity for that purpose.
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Dialog box wiki:
og boxes are special windows which are used by computer programs or by the operating system to display information to the user, or to get a response if needed. They are so-called because they form a dialog between the computer and the userâeither informing the user of something, or requesting input from the user, or both. In GUI terminology, a dialog box is a user control or widget.
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