interference
a process in which two waves interact. Interference occurs when the complex properties of the wave are combined instead of simply their two amplitudes. The wave interference can be constructive when they both have the same phase, or destructive when they have opposite phases.
a disturbance on a communication system caused by the presence of a signal, or small number of signals, of man made origin. The interference may be due to the presence of signals external (other systems) or internal (e.g., multiple access interference) to the system of interest. Compare with background noise
an interaction whereby a process that is supposed to be independent (and isolated) from another process does indeed perform some action that has an effect visible from the second process. Interference can be caused by direct writing to the state of the second process or by indirect effects, such as by monopolizing the use of a system module..
