"enable" meaning in English

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          "text": "The program enables users to share data, collaborate and automate tasks without writing any extra code."
        },
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          "text": "Night or instrument flying enabled us to fly twenty-four hours a day and in poor weather."
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        {
          "text": "The data will not enable the identification of individuals to take place."
        },
        {
          "text": "This switch will enable the song-sharing function."
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      "form": "enabled",
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      "form": "enabled",
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          "text": "This switch will enable the song-sharing function."
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