permissions
USpur-MISH-uhnz/pɚˈmɪʃənz/UKpuh-MISH-uhnz/pəˈmɪʃənz/
- 1Plural of permission.
The administrator adjusted file permissions across the whole network.
Editors were granted broader permissions than ordinary contributors.
Note
The plural does its heaviest work in computing, where a file's permissions are the separate flags or access lists that settle who may reach it, and how. Because permission is also a mass noun (ask permission), the plural signals distinct, countable grants: read and write permissions. The same spelling also serves the transitive verb, as when someone permissions an image for reuse.
permissions is a form of permission
permission, noun: Formal consent or authorization, especially from someone in a position of authority. Full entry
- Forms
- permissionpermissions plural
- Spelling
- permission → permissions: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /z/.
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