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Compatibility vs Compatible - What's the difference?

compatibility | compatible |

Compatible is a derived term of compatibility.

Compatible is a related term of compatibility.



As nouns the difference between compatibility and compatible

is that compatibility is the state of being compatible; in which two or more things are able to exist or perform together in combination without problems or conflict while compatible is something that is compatible with something else.

As an adjective compatible is

capable of easy interaction.

compatibility

English

Noun

  • The state of being compatible; in which two or more things are able to exist or perform together in combination without problems or conflict.
  • (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.
  • (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.

    • Related terms

    * compatible

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    compatible

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Capable of easy interaction.
  • Able to get along well.
  • Consistent; congruous.
  • * {{quote-book, year=1922, author=(Ben Travers), title=(A Cuckoo in the Nest)
    • , chapter=1 citation , passage=She was like a Beardsley Salome , he had said. And indeed she had the narrow eyes and the high cheekbone of that creature, and as nearly the sinuosity as is compatible with human symmetry.}}

    Antonyms

    * incompatible

    Derived terms

    * compatibility

    Related terms

    * compassion

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Something that is compatible with something else.
    • a computer company that sells IBM compatibles

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