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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
ca·pa·bil·i·ty       [key-puh-bil-i-tee] Pronunciation Key
–noun, plural -ties.
1.the quality of being capable; capacity; ability: His capability was unquestionable.
2.the ability to undergo or be affected by a given treatment or action: the capability of glass in resisting heat.
3.Usually, capabilities. qualities, abilities, features, etc., that can be used or developed; potential: Though dilapidated, the house has great capabilities.
[Origin: 1580–90; (< MF capabilité) < LL capābili(s) capable + -ty2]
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ca·pa·bil·i·ty       (kā'pə-bĭl'ĭ-tē)  Pronunciation Key 
n.   pl. ca·pa·bil·i·ties
  1. The quality of being capable; ability.
  2. A talent or ability that has potential for development or use. Often used in the plural: a student of great capabilities.
  3. The capacity to be used, treated, or developed for a specific purpose: nuclear capability.

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capability

noun
1. the quality of being capable -- physically or intellectually or legally; "he worked to the limits of his capability" [ant: incapability] 
2. the susceptibility of something to a particular treatment; "the capability of a metal to be fused" 
3. an aptitude that may be developed [ant: incapability] 

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

capability operating system, security
An operating system security or access control model where specific types of access to a specific object are granted by giving a process this data structure or token.
The token may be unforgeable (typically by using encryption or hardware "tagged" memory). Capabilities are used in OSes such as Hydra, KeyKOS, EROS, Chorus/Mix, and the Stanford V system. Similar to Kerberos, but in an OS context.
Compare access control list.
(1998-03-08)

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Capability

Ca`pa*bil"i*ty\, n.; pl. Capabilities. 1. The quality of being capable; capacity; capableness; esp. intellectual power or ability.

A capability to take a thousand views of a subject. --H. Taylor.

2. Capacity of being used or improved.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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