interoperate

English

Etymology

From inter- (“between, mutual”) +‎ operate (“work”).

Verb

interoperate (third-person singular simple present interoperates, present participle interoperating, simple past and past participle interoperated)

1. (intransitive, computing) To work reliably with another system.

   It took weeks to get the two email systems to interoperate.

Derived terms

• interop
• interoperability
• interoperable
• interoperation
• non-interoperable

Translations

to work reliably with another system

• Russian: функционировать совме́стно (funkcionirovatʹ sovméstno)

Italian

Etymology 1

Verb

interoperate

1. inflection of interoperare:
   1. second-person plural present indicative
   2. second-person plural imperative

Etymology 2

Participle

interoperate f pl

1. feminine plural of interoperato

Anagrams

• perentorietà

Spanish

Verb

interoperate

1. second-person singular voseo imperative of interoperar combined with te