Compatible vs Applicable - What's the difference?
compatible | applicable |
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 Something that is compatible with something else.
As adjectives the difference between compatible and applicable
is that compatible is capable of easy interaction while applicable is suitable for application, relevant.As a noun compatible
is something that is compatible with something else.compatible
English
Adjective
(en adjective)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
* incompatibleDerived terms
* compatibilityNoun
(en noun)- a computer company that sells IBM compatibles