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Request vs Permission - What's the difference?

request | permission |

As nouns the difference between request and permission

is that request is act of requesting while permission is authorisation; consent (especially formal consent from someone in authority.

As a verb request

is to express the need or desire for.

request

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Act of (l).
  • * Shakespeare
    • I will marry her, sir, at your request .
  • A formal (l) requesting something.
  • of being sought after.
  • * Sir W. Temple
    • Knowledge and fame were in as great request as wealth among us now.
  • (obsolete) That which is asked for or requested.
  • * Bible, Psalms cvi. 15
    • He gave them their request .

    Synonyms

    * (act of requesting) asking, beseech, prayer, wish * (formal message requesting something) petition, postulation * (state of being sought after) demand

    Derived terms

    * discovery request * request for admission * request for production

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • to express the need or desire for
  • to ask somebody to do something

    • Synonyms

    * (to express the need or desire for ): indicate, pray, wish * (to ask somebody to do something ): ask, bespeak, call for

    Related terms

    * require * requirement * requisite

    See also

    * * (wikipedia "request")

    External links

    * * *

    Anagrams

    *

    permission

    English

    Noun

  • authorisation; consent (especially formal consent from someone in authority)
    • Sire, do I have your permission to execute this traitor?
  • The act of permitting.
  • (computing) flags or access control lists pertaining to a file that dictate who can access it, and how.
    • I used the "chmod" command to change the file's permission .

    Antonyms

    * prohibition

    Derived terms

    * permissible * permissioning * permissive * planning permission

    Anagrams

    * impression