compatibility

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Synonyms: compatability, comparability, incompatibility, computability, compatibilism, compatibilist

Antonyms: compatability, comparability, incompatibility, computability, compatibilism, compatibilist

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Noun

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]].
2. {{lb|en|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]].
3. {{lb|en|computing}} the ability to execute a given [[computer program|program]] on different types of computers without modification of the program or the computers. See [[backward compatibility]] and [[forward compatibility]].
4. {{lb|en|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.
5. {{lb|en|structural analysis}} the continuity or good fit of material or members or components while being deformed.

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