Interoperability

The ability of systems, personnel, or organizations to provide services to and accept services from other systems, personnel, or organizations, and to use the
services so exchanged so that these organizations can operate together effectively. Also, condition that is realized among electronic communications operating systems or grids and/or among individual electronic communications devices, when those systems and/or devices allow the direct, seamless, and satisfactory exchange of information and services between the users of those systems and devices.