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per·mis·sion

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–noun

1.	authorization granted to do something; formal consent: to ask permission to leave the room.

2.	the act of permitting.

[Origin: 1400–50; late ME < L permissiōn- (s. of permissiō) a yielding, giving leave, equiv. to permiss(us) (ptp. of permittere to permit) + -iōn- -ion

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—Related forms

per·mis·sioned, adjective

per·mis·so·ry

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—Synonyms 1. leave, sanction.

—Antonyms 1. restraint, refusal.

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per·mis·sion Audio Help (pər-mĭsh'ən) Pronunciation Key
n.

The act of permitting.
Consent, especially formal consent; authorization.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin permissiō, permissiōn-, from permissus, past participle of permittere, to permit; see permit.]

Synonyms: These nouns denote approval for a course of action that is granted by one in authority: was refused permission to smoke; seeking authorization to begin construction; gave their consent to the marriage; will ask leave to respond to the speaker; was given license to depart; gave sanction to the project.
Antonym: prohibition

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
permission

c.1410, from L. permissionem (nom. permissio), from permissus, pp. of permittere (see permit).

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permission
noun
1.	approval to do something; "he asked permission to leave"
2.	the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization [syn: license]

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary (Beta Version) - Cite This Source - Share This
permission [pəˈmiʃən] noun

a written, spoken etc agreement that someone may do something
Example: She gave me permission to leave.

Arabic:	سَماح، إذْن
Chinese (Simplified):	许可
Chinese (Traditional):	許可
Czech:	svolení, souhlas
Danish:	tilladelse; lov til
Dutch:	toestemming, verlof
Estonian:	luba
Finnish:	lupa
French:	permission
German:	die Erlaubnis
Greek:	άδεια
Hungarian:	engedély
Icelandic:	leyfi, heimild
Indonesian:	izin
Italian:	permesso, autorizzazione

Japanese:	許可
Korean:	허가, 허락
Latvian:	atļauja
Lithuanian:	leidimas
Norwegian:	tillatelse, lov
Polish:	pozwolenie
Portuguese (Brazil):	permissão, autorização
Portuguese (Portugal):	permissão
Romanian:	permisiune
Russian:	разрешение
Slovak:	dovolenie, súhlas
Slovenian:	dovoljenje
Spanish:	permiso, autoización
Swedish:	tillåtelse, tillstånd, lov
Turkish:	izin

See also: permit

Free On-line Dictionary of Computing - Cite This Source - Share This

permission file system
(Or "file mode") The ability to access (read, write, execute, traverse, etc.) a file or directory. Depending on the operating system, each file may have different permissions for different kinds of access and different users or groups of users.
chmod ("change mode") is the UNIX command to change permissions.
(2000-12-07)

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Permission

Per*mis"sion\, n. [L. permissio: cf. F. permission. See Permit.] The act of permitting or allowing; formal consent; authorization; leave; license or liberty granted.

High permission of all-ruling Heaven. --Milton.

You have given me your permission for this address. --Dryden.

Syn: Leave; liberty; license.

Usage: Leave, Permission. Leave implies that the recipient may decide whether to use the license granted or not. Permission is the absence on the part of another of anything preventive, and in general, at least by implication, signifies approval.