compatibility en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- [kəmˌpæɾəˈbɪləɾi] (Australia, Canada, General-American)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /kəmˌpætəˈbɪləti/ (Australia, Canada, General-American)
- /kəmˌpætəˈbɪlɪti/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Borrowed from New Latin compatibilitās. By surface analysis, compatible + -ity.
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) The state of being compatible; in which two or more things are able to exist or work together in combination without problems or conflict.
They will feature wider gangways for better wheelchair accessibility, as well as compatibility with platform screen doors - should these ever be introduced in the future.
2023 August 9, “Network News: SPT delighted with testing of new Glasgow Subway trains”, in RAIL, number 989, page 24:One huge self-inflicted wound the industry is now suffering from is the lack of coupling compatibility. Up to the 1980s virtually everything had compatible drawgear on a given route, so there was every chance of pushing a failed train out of the way. Since privatisation, compatibility has been lost and in the last few years operators seem to have gone out of their way to avoid compatibility.
2019 October, Ian Walmsley, “Cleaning up”, in Modern Railways, page 43:
- (countable, uncountable) 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.
- (countable, uncountable) 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.
- (countable, uncountable) 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.
- (countable, qualifier:structural analysis, uncountable) the continuity or good fit of material or members or components while being deformed.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| compatibilities | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
intercompatibility · autocompatibility · biocompatibility · cytocompatibility · immunocompatibility · upward compatibility · histocompatibility · haemocompatibility · forward compatibility · forwards compatibility · backwards compatibility · hemocompatibility · bug compatibility · osteocompatibility · metric compatibility · genocompatibility · backward compatibility
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Translations (33)
he תאימות (capability to exist without mutual interference) · ru совмести́мость (capability to exist without mutual interference) · mi hototahitanga (ability to execute programmes on different computers without any modification.) · ja 親和性 (capability to exist without mutual interference) · fi yhteensopivuus (state of being compatible) · hu kompatibilitás (capability to exist without mutual interference) · ro compatibilitate (capability to exist without mutual interference) · gl compatibilidade (capability to exist without mutual interference) · es compatibilidad (capability to exist without mutual interference) · eo interkonformo (capability to exist without mutual interference) · eo kongrueco (capability to exist without mutual interference) · ja 互換性 (capability to exist without mutual interference) · nl overeenstemming (capability to exist without mutual interference) · tl pagkakatugma-tugma (capability to exist without mutual interference) · hi अनुकूलता (capability to exist without mutual interference) · pl kompatybilność (capability to exist without mutual interference) · nl compatibiliteit (capability to exist without mutual interference) · is samhæfni (state of being compatible) · de Vereinbarkeit (capability to exist without mutual interference) · de Kompatibilität (capability to exist without mutual interference) · cmn 兼容性 (capability to exist without mutual interference) · pt compatibilidade (capability to exist without mutual interference) · fr compatibilité (capability to exist without mutual interference) · sv kompatibilitet (state of being compatible) · cs kompatibilita (capability to exist without mutual interference) · it compatibilità (capability to exist without mutual interference) · bg съвмести́мост (capability to exist without mutual interference) · id kompatibilitas (capability to exist without mutual interference) · ko 호환성 (capability to exist without mutual interference) · fi yhteensopivuus (ability to execute programmes on different computers without any modification.) · fi yhteensopivuus (capability to exist without mutual interference) · cs slučitelnost (capability to exist without mutual interference) · ca compatibilitat (capability to exist without mutual interference)