Permission

Quick meaning: Permission is a noun meaning authorisation; consent (especially formal consent from someone in authority).

Meaning

authorisation; consent (especially formal consent from someone in authority).

More Meanings

1. The act of permitting.
2. (computing) Flags or access control lists pertaining to a file that dictate who can access it, and how.
3. (transitive) To grant or obtain authorization for.

Example Sentences

Sire, do I have your permission to execute this traitor?

I used the "chmod" command to change the file's permission.

Photographs also must be permissioned and credited, although a corpus of copyright-free images does exist online.

Word Forms

• permissions
• permistion
• permixtion
• permissioning
• permissioned

Synonyms for permission

Depending on context, synonyms include allowance, authority, authorization, clearance, consent, leave.

Antonyms for permission

Common opposites include prohibition, sanction.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include permit, license, authorization, grant, authorize, approve.

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