English Explanatory Dictionary

compatibility

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The state of being compatible; in which two or more things are able to exist or work together in combination without problems or conflict.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. 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.
  5. the continuity or good fit of material or members or components while being deformed.

Pronunciation

/kəmˌpætəˈbɪlɪti/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-compatibility.wav /kəmˌpætəˈbɪləti/ [kəmˌpæɾəˈbɪləɾi]

Word forms

compatibility compatibilities

Etymology

Borrowed from New Latin compatibilitās. By surface analysis, compatible + -ity.

Related words

compatible companionability

Derived words

autocompatibility backward compatibility backwards compatibility biocompatibility bug compatibility cytocompatibility forward compatibility forwards compatibility genocompatibility haemocompatibility hemocompatibility histocompatibility immunocompatibility intercompatibility metric compatibility osteocompatibility

Translations

Bulgarian: съвмести́мост Catalan: compatibilitat Chinese Mandarin: 兼容性 Czech: slučitelnost Czech: kompatibilita Dutch: compatibiliteit Dutch: overeenstemming Esperanto: kongrueco Esperanto: interkonformo Finnish: yhteensopivuus French: compatibilité Galician: compatibilidade German: Vereinbarkeit German: Kompatibilität Hebrew: תאימות Hindi: अनुकूलता Hungarian: kompatibilitás Indonesian: kompatibilitas Italian: compatibilità Japanese: 親和性 Japanese: 互換性 Korean: 호환성 Polish: kompatybilność Portuguese: compatibilidade Romanian: compatibilitate Russian: совмести́мость Spanish: compatibilidad Tagalog: pagkakatugma-tugma
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