"compatibility" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /kəmˌpæt.əˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/ [Received-Pronunciation], /kəmˌpæt.əˈbɪl.ə.ti/ [Canada, General-American, General-Australian], [kəmˌpæɾ.əˈbɪl.ə.ɾi] [Canada, General-American, General-Australian] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-compatibility.wav [Southern-England] Forms: compatibilities [plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from New Latin compatibilitās. By surface analysis, compatible + -ity. Etymology templates: {{glossary|loanword|Borrowed}} Borrowed, {{bor|en|NL.|compatibilitās|||g=|g2=|g3=|id=|lit=|nocat=|pos=|sc=|sort=|tr=|ts=}} New Latin compatibilitās, {{bor+|en|NL.|compatibilitās}} Borrowed from New Latin compatibilitās, {{surf|en|compatible|-ity}} By surface analysis, compatible + -ity Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} compatibility (countable and uncountable, plural compatibilities)
  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. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Systems theory Translations (state of being compatible): yhteensopivuus (Finnish), samhæfni (Icelandic), kompatibilitet (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-compatibility-en-noun-2is6Sgo6 Disambiguation of Systems theory: 19 29 27 21 4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ity Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 23 28 18 8 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 19 28 27 22 5 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ity: 25 23 26 19 8 Disambiguation of 'state of being compatible': 80 6 8 5 2
  2. (telecommunications) 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. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Telecommunications, Systems theory Translations (capability to exist without mutual interference): съвмести́мост (sǎvmestímost) [feminine] (Bulgarian), compatibilitat [feminine] (Catalan), 兼容性 (jiānróngxìng) (Chinese Mandarin), slučitelnost [feminine] (Czech), kompatibilita [feminine] (Czech), compatibiliteit [feminine] (Dutch), overeenstemming [feminine] (Dutch), kongrueco (Esperanto), interkonformo (Esperanto), yhteensopivuus (Finnish), compatibilité [feminine] (French), compatibilidade [feminine] (Galician), Vereinbarkeit [feminine] (German), Kompatibilität [feminine] (German), תאימות [feminine] (Hebrew), अनुकूलता (anukūltā) (Hindi), kompatibilitás (Hungarian), compatibilità [feminine] (Italian), 親和性 (shinwasei) (alt: しんわせい) (Japanese), 互換性 (gokansei) (alt: ごかんせい) (Japanese), 호환성 (hohwanseong) (Korean), kompatybilność [feminine] (Polish), compatibilidade [feminine] (Portuguese), compatibilitate [feminine] (Romanian), совмести́мость (sovmestímostʹ) [feminine] (Russian), compatibilidad [feminine] (Spanish), kaakmaan (Tagalog)
    Sense id: en-compatibility-en-noun-u-GZYx0z Disambiguation of Systems theory: 19 29 27 21 4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ity Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 23 28 18 8 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 19 28 27 22 5 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ity: 25 23 26 19 8 Topics: communications, electrical-engineering, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, telecommunications Disambiguation of 'capability to exist without mutual interference': 9 39 24 27 1
  3. (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. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Computing, Systems theory Translations (ability to execute programmes on different computers without any modification.): yhteensopivuus (Finnish), hototahitanga (Maori)
    Sense id: en-compatibility-en-noun-pLM5LF~c Disambiguation of Systems theory: 19 29 27 21 4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ity Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 23 28 18 8 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 19 28 27 22 5 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ity: 25 23 26 19 8 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'ability to execute programmes on different computers without any modification.': 5 17 61 16 1
  4. (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. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Computing, Systems theory
    Sense id: en-compatibility-en-noun-cE~Dwbjx Disambiguation of Systems theory: 19 29 27 21 4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ity Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 24 23 28 18 8 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 19 28 27 22 5 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ity: 25 23 26 19 8 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  5. (structural analysis) the continuity or good fit of material or members or components while being deformed. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-compatibility-en-noun-BSa2h6mn
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: backwards compatibility, forwards compatibility, metric compatibility Related terms: compatible, companionability

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      "word": "अनुकूलता"
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