interoperate
verb
in·ter·op·er·ate
ˌin-tər-ˈä-pə-ˌrāt 
-ˈä-ˌprāt
interoperated; interoperating
: to operate together
… their individual components, configurable from one interface, are designed to interoperate smoothly—
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Threat actors don’t have to be particularly stealthy because organizations cannot observe how users, devices, applications and data interoperate within and between clouds.
—Martin Roesch, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
The answer is that there's no way for LinkedIn to interoperate flexibly with the browsers and OSes and vice versa.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 30 Dec. 2024
Smart contracts also allow blockchains as well as the organizations using to interoperate across different blockchains as well as legacy technology systems.
—Sean Stein Smith, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
These algorithms have been long sought after as banks seek to reach post-quantum cryptography —cryptographic systems that are secure against both quantum and classical computers and can interoperate with existing communications protocols and networks.
—Michael Abbott, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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Martin Roesch, Forbes.com, 26 Mar. 2025
The answer is that there's no way for LinkedIn to interoperate flexibly with the browsers and OSes and vice versa.
—Dan Goodin, Ars Technica, 30 Dec. 2024
Smart contracts also allow blockchains as well as the organizations using to interoperate across different blockchains as well as legacy technology systems.
—Sean Stein Smith, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
These algorithms have been long sought after as banks seek to reach post-quantum cryptography —cryptographic systems that are secure against both quantum and classical computers and can interoperate with existing communications protocols and networks.
—Michael Abbott, Forbes, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Interoperate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/interoperate. Accessed 8 Apr. 2025.
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