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Description

The Interface Module is a collection of information which acts as a go-between for the application program on one hand, and the rest of the system on the other. It acts as an interface (hence the name) between the program and system so that neither has to know any details about the working of the other.This means that either side of the interface could be completely changed, without having to change anything on the other side. Only the Interface Module itself may have to be changed.

The main functions of the Interface Module are to:



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ADAM Interface Module Reference Manual
Starlink User Note 115
A J Chipperfield, B D Kelly, S L Wright
3 September 2002
E-mail:ussc@star.rl.ac.uk

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