Permission vs Approval - What's the difference?
permission | approval |
authorisation; consent (especially formal consent from someone in authority)
The act of permitting.
(computing) flags or access control lists pertaining to a file that dictate who can access it, and how.
An expression granting permission; an indication of agreement with a proposal; an acknowledgement that a person, thing or event meets requirements.
An expression of favorable acceptance and encouragement; a compliment that also condones.
(especially, philately) Something mailed by a seller to a collector to match his stated interests; he can approve of or return the item.
Approval is a synonym of permission.
As nouns the difference between permission and approval
is that permission is authorisation; consent (especially formal consent from someone in authority while approval is an expression granting permission; an indication of agreement with a proposal; an acknowledgement that a person, thing, or event meets requirements.permission
English
Noun
- Sire, do I have your permission to execute this traitor?
- I used the "chmod" command to change the file's permission .
Antonyms
* prohibitionDerived terms
* permissible * permissioning * permissive * planning permissionAnagrams
* impressionapproval
English
Noun
(en noun)- I need to get an approval on this purchase order.
- Words of approval never seem to come from him.