compatibility
- noun
- /kəmˌpætəˈbɪləti/
- The compatibility of her dietary restrictions with the restaurant's menu made their dinner plans easier.
- ensure compatibility
- compatibility issue
- maintain compatibility
And we had sort of in the past, we had always taken backwards compatibility very seriously.
- And we had sort of in the past, we had always taken backwards compatibility very seriously.
- And his, his hypothesis was that there, it's about immune compatibility, immune system compatibility.
- So always think about lining and shell fabric compatibility in appearance, in a performance and in how you care for the garment.
- One of the most wonderful things about Linux is that you get, I'm sure there's exceptions, pretty well binary compatibility.
- But Actions and compatibility live in reality.
- But compatibility is a relative term.
- It it broke in a quite a small way, backward compatibility.
- So before the outrage machine really gets going, the GTX future of RTX voice compatibility is currently uncertain.
Examples
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The operation of the Internet depends on clear, strict compatibility, connectivity, and communications standards.
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Urech said another benefit of Manta is its compatibility with commercial database management systems.
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Notice that we have full compatibility along this side.
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Just, you know, compatibility issues.
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Because compatibility is just one layer of it.
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But compatibility is a relative term.
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There is also the issue of compatibility of the file format with the "platform" of a particular computer.
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And we had sort of in the past, we had always taken backwards compatibility very seriously.
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Aesthetics and physical compatibility are key considerations as well.
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Panels about homecare quality emphasized the importance of compatibility between the worker and client as a goal of homecare.
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Synonyms
Agreement and peaceful working together between people or ideas
Different computers or devices work together and share data
A situation where things can exist together without conflict
Antonyms
How Compatible
Surface Forms
Morphology
compatibility = compatible (transparent) = compatible + ity
The noun is a straightforward nominalization of the adjective 'compatible' with the productive suffix '-ity' expressing a state or quality.
Etymology
Compatibility comes from the parts com- meaning 'together' and the root pati meaning 'to endure', the same root you see in patient. So, when two things have compatibility they can 'endure together' — that is, work or exist together without problems.