compatibility
Part of speech: noun
Morphological type: derivation
Topics: communications
computing
electrical-engineering
engineering
mathematics
natural-sciences
physical-sciences
sciences
telecommunications
Etymology: Borrowed from New Latin compatibilitās. By surface analysis, compatible + -ity.
Inflected forms:
form: compatibilities
pos: noun
tags: plural
Senses:
gloss: The state of being compatible; in which two or more things are able to exist or work together in combination without problems or conflict.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
examples: 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.
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.
gloss: 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.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: 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.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: 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.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
gloss: the continuity or good fit of material or members or components while being deformed.
pos: noun
tags: countable
uncountable
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
upward compatibility
Translations:
lang: Bulgarian
word: съвмести́мост
roman: sǎvmestímost
lang: Catalan
word: compatibilitat
lang: Chinese Mandarin
word: 兼容性
roman: jiānróngxìng
lang: Czech
word: slučitelnost
lang: Czech
word: kompatibilita
lang: Dutch
word: compatibiliteit
lang: Dutch
word: overeenstemming
lang: Esperanto
word: kongrueco
lang: Esperanto
word: interkonformo
lang: Finnish
word: yhteensopivuus
lang: French
word: compatibilité
lang: Galician
word: compatibilidade
lang: German
word: Vereinbarkeit
lang: German
word: Kompatibilität
lang: Hebrew
word: תאימות
lang: Hindi
word: अनुकूलता
roman: anukūltā
lang: Hungarian
word: kompatibilitás
lang: Indonesian
word: kompatibilitas
lang: Italian
word: compatibilità
lang: Japanese
word: 親和性
roman: shinwasei
lang: Japanese
word: 互換性
roman: gokansei
lang: Korean
word: 호환성
roman: hohwanseong
lang: Polish
word: kompatybilność
lang: Portuguese
word: compatibilidade
lang: Romanian
word: compatibilitate
lang: Russian
word: совмести́мость
roman: sovmestímostʹ
lang: Spanish
word: compatibilidad
lang: Tagalog
word: pagkakatugma-tugma