Network interface
A Network interface is a software or hardware systems interface between two pieces of equipment or protocol layers in a network.
A network interface will usually have a network address.
Examples
- Computer port (hardware), an interface to other computers or peripherals
- Network interface controller, the device a computer uses to connect to a computer network
- Network interface device, a demarcation point for a telephone network
- Network socket, a software interface to the network
- Port (computer networking), a protocol interface to the network