S: (adj) compatible (capable of being used with or connected to other devices or components without modification)
S: (adj) incompatible (incapable of being used with or connected to other devices or components without modification)
S: (adj) up ((used of computers) operating properly) "how soon will the computers be up?"
S: (n) interconnection ((computer science) the act of interconnecting (wires or computers or theories etc.))
S: (n) console (a scientific instrument consisting of displays and an input device that an operator can use to monitor and control a system (especially a computer system))
S: (n) faceplate (a protective covering for the front of a machine or device (as a door lock or computer component))
S: (n) module (computer circuit consisting of an assembly of electronic components (as of computer hardware))
S: (n) plotter (an instrument (usually driven by a computer) for drawing graphs or pictures)
S: (n) scratchpad ((computer science) a high-speed internal memory used for temporary storage of preliminary information)
S: (n) slot, expansion slot ((computer) a socket in a microcomputer that will accept a plug-in circuit board) "the PC had three slots for additional memory"
S: (n) throughput (output relative to input; the amount passing through a system from input to output (especially of a computer program over a period of time))