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Definition of Compatibility
1. Noun. A feeling of sympathetic understanding.
2. Noun. Capability of existing or performing in harmonious or congenial combination.
Generic synonyms: Characteristic
Derivative terms: Compatible
Antonyms: Incompatibility
Definition of Compatibility
1. n. The quality or power of being compatible or congruous; congruity; as, a compatibility of tempers; a compatibility of properties.
Definition of Compatibility
1. Noun. The state of being compatible; in which two or more things are able to exist or perform together in combination without problems or conflict. ¹
2. Noun. (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. ¹
3. Noun. (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. ¹
4. Noun. (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. ¹
5. Noun. (context: structural analysis) the continuity or good fit of material or members or components while being deformed. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Compatibility
1. [n -TIES]
Medical Definition of Compatibility
1. The condition of being compatible. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Compatibility
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