Compatibility Definition

noun
The definition of compatibility means how well two things work or go together.
When a couple and wife get along well and enjoy spending time together, this is an example of compatibility.
When a printer works with your computer hardware, this is an example of compatibility.
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(telecommunications) The capability of two or more items or components of equipment or material to exist or function in the same system or environment without mutual interference.

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(computing) The ability to execute a given program on different types of computers without modification of the program or the computers. See backward compatibility and forward compatibility.

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(computing) The capability that allows the substitution of one subsystem (storage facility), or of one functional unit (e.g., hardware, software), for the originally designated system or functional unit in a relatively transparent manner, without loss of information and without the introduction of errors.

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(structural analysis) The continuity or good fit of material or members or components while being deformed.
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compatibility
Plural:
compatibilities
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