Act as
Act as verb - Function as or act like.
Interface
Interface noun - Chemistry) a surface forming a common boundary between two things (two objects or liquids or chemical phases.
Act as and interface are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Act as" instead a verb "Interface".
Nearby Words: interfacing, interfaced
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
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He can also, rather pointlessly, interface with telephones to act as the speaker and receiver.
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Characters act as if its non-digital interface is the true reason for its resistance, though.
Source: EMP -
In UNA Frontiers, one of the main characters is Cyberna, an AI built in a (mostly) dolphin shape to act as a human/dolphin interface.
Source: Sapient Cetaceans
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