Interference

Interference may refer to:

Sciences

• Interference (wave propagation), in physics (optics), the superposition of two or more waves resulting in a new wave pattern
  • Thin-film interference. a special kind of optical interference
• Interference (communication), anything which alters, modifies, or disrupts a message as it travels along a channel
  • Electromagnetic interference (EMI)
  • Co-channel interference (CCI), also known as crosstalk
  • Adjacent-channel interference (ACI), interference caused by extraneous power from a signal in an adjacent channel
  • Intersymbol interference (ISI), distortion of a signal in which one symbol interferes with subsequent symbols
  • Inter-carrier interference (ICI), caused by doppler shift in OFDM modulation
• Vaccine interference, may occur when two or more vaccines are mixed in the same formulation
• Interference fit, two items attempting to occupy the same space
• Interference engine, an engine whose pistons can strike and damage the piston valves when the engine is cranked while the timing belt is broken
• Interference theory in psychology
• Statistical interference, a method of determining when one distribution of values exceeds another
• Interference (genetic), a phenomenon by which a chromosomal crossover in one interval decreases the probability that additional crossovers will occur nearby
• RNA interference, a process within living cells that moderates the activity of their genes

Linguistics

• Linguistic interference, a term referring to the transfer of native language grammar and pronunciation into the learning and use of a second language
• Narrative interference, such as a cline of narrative interference

Law

• Humanitarian interference in law
• Interference proceedings of the United States patent law

Sports

• Interference (chess), when a piece is sacrificially interposed between attacker and defender
• Interference (ice hockey), the penalty where a player impedes the movement of another player who does not have the puck
• Interference (baseball), an infraction where a person illegally changes the course of play from what is expected
• Pass interference, a penalty in American football and Canadian Football

Media

• Interference (film), Paramount Pictures' first all-talking feature film, made in 1928
• Interference (Cubanate album), 1998
• Interference, a 1984 book by Nick Rhodes containing manipulated Polaroids
• Interference: Book One, the first book in a three-book duology of Doctor Who books of the Eighth Doctor Adventures
• "Interference" (Prison Break episode), an episode of the TV series Prison Break
• Interference (Crease album), 1995
• Interference (band), an Irish band who formed in 1984

Other uses

• Interference, Inc., a guerrilla marketing company based in New York City