[W/K] :: interworking

  interworking \in`ter*work"ing\, n.
     The act of working in together; interweaving. --Milton.
     [1913 Webster]

  27 Moby Thesaurus words for "interworking":
     alternation, coaction, complementary distribution, concurrence,
     cooperation, dovetailed, engagement, in gear, in mesh, interacting,
     interaction, interactive, interchange, intercommunication,
     intercourse, interlacing, intermeshing, interplay, interplaying,
     intertwining, interweaving, mesh, meshing, mortised, quid pro quo,
     seesaw, tit for tat
  
  

  interworking
       
           Systems or components, possibly from different
          origins, working together to perform some task.  Interworking
          depends crucially on standards to define the interfaces
          between the components.  The term implies that there is some
          difference between the components which, in the absence of
          common standards, would make it unlikely that they could be
          used together.  For example, software from different
          companies, running on different hardware and operating
          systems can interwork via standard network protocols.
       
          (1998-11-22)