capability
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Pluralcapabilities
- 1The power or skill to make something happen.
Like having a key that can open a locked door: you have what it takes to make something happen.
The new engine gives the car the capability to climb steep hills.
Their team has the capability to win the championship this year.
Similarability, capacity, power, competence
Oppositeinability, incapacity
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- 2A digital key that lets a user or program use a protected file or resource in a set way.
Like a hotel keycard that opens only the doors you are allowed to enter.
The program checks each capability before letting anyone open the file.
Without the right capability, the user cannot change the system settings.
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Origin
Made in modern English from "capable" plus "-ity."