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Capability

/ˌkeɪ.pəˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/ · noun

Meaning

The power or ability to generate an outcome..

Definitions by Sense

  1. The power or ability to generate an outcome.
  2. (computing) A digital token allowing a user or process to interact in a specified way with an object that is subject to access control.

Example Sentences

And that sight will become more common in the coming years, as the city’s police pursue an ambitious campaign to install thousands of cameras to elevate their surveillance capabilities.
A file descriptor can be considered a capability that can only be leveraged using the appropriate system calls, passing it as an argument.
Enforcing a security policy means controlling the rights users can acquire to data. In a capability machine, a user’s rights are defined by the capabilities he (or a process acting on his behalf) can obtain and the access rights conferred by those capabilities.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does capability mean?

Capability means The power or ability to generate an outcome..

What is a synonym for capability?

Common synonyms include capacity, potentiality, capableness.

What is the opposite of capability?

Possible antonyms include incapability, incapableness.

How do you use capability in a sentence?

And that sight will become more common in the coming years, as the city’s police pursue an ambitious campaign to install thousands of cameras to elevate their surveillance capabilities.

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