Compatibility Compatibility

Compatibility - Definition and Overview
Related Words: Affinity, Agape, Agreement, Amity, Bliss, Charity, Chorus, Civility, Coherence, Coincidence

The term compatibility has the following meanings:

  • In 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.
  • In computing, the ability to execute a given program on different types of computers without modification of the program or the computers.
  • 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.
  • In structural analysis, the continuity or good fit of material or members or components while being deformed.
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Example Usage of Compatibility
SwEMPiSB: what great iphone Compatibility!!! Follow @comply for a chance to win a pair of JayBirds worth $100! #audiofiles http://bit.ly/5LXQgM
jasonkilp: After some thought, I realized when IE9 is released, we may have to check Compatibility for FOUR different active IE browsers.
faldain: @XManRCJ In the basic concept they do, but the Xbox doesn't have blue ray Compatibility which was the deciding factor in my PS3 purchase
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