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Interoperability
  • The ability of systems, units, or forces to provide services to and accept services from other systems, units, or forces and to use the services so exchanged to enable them to operate effectively together. (JCS1-DoD) (JCS1-NATO)
  • The condition achieved among communications-electronics systems or items of communications-electronics equipment when information or services can be exchanged directly and satisfactorily between them and/or their users. The degree of interoperability should be defined when referring to specific cases. (JCS1-DoD)
  • The ability to exchange data in a prescribed manner and the processing of such data to extract intelligible information which can be used to control/coordinate operations. (JCS Pub. 12, Vol. I, Change I, Information Exchange Planning Guidance [FOUO], May 1979) See also commonality, compatibility, interchangeability, mobile service, mobile station, portability, transportability.