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Word: compatibility (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • structural analysis the continuity or good fit of material or members or components while being deformed
  • telecommunication 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.

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