compatibility
Pronunciation
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Pronunciation
- IPA: /kəmˌpætɪˈbɪlɪti/
compatibility
- The state of being compatible; in which two or more things are able to exist or work together in combination without problems or conflict.
- (telecommunication) the capability of two or more items or components of equipment or material to exist or function in the same system or environment without mutual interference.
- (computing) the ability to execute a given program on different types of computers without modification of the program or the computers. See backward compatibility and forward compatibility.
- (computing) the capability that allows the substitution of one subsystem (storage facility), or of one functional unit (e.g., hardware, software), for the originally designated system or functional unit in a relatively transparent manner, without loss of information and without the introduction of errors.
- (structural analysis) the continuity or good fit of material or members or components while being deformed.
- French: compatibilité
- German: Kompatibilität
- Italian: compatibilità
- Portuguese: compatibilidade
- Russian: совмести́мость
- Spanish: compatibilidad
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