Capability Meaning
/ˌkeɪ.pəˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe power or ability to generate an outcome.
nounA digital token allowing a user or process to interact in a specified way with an object that is subject to access control.
Sentence Examples
The new team has the capability to win.
She has the wonderful capability to overcome any obstacle.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The new software has the ____ to analyze millions of data points in seconds.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The new computer has the ____ to process large amounts of data city.
Word Origin & History
Formed in Modern English as capable + -ity.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"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."
— 2024 October 5, Jessie Yeung, “Hong Kong plans to install thousands of surveillance cameras. Critics say it’s more proof the city is moving closer to China”, in CNN:
"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."
— 1987 November, Richard Y. Kain, Carl E. Landwehr, “On Access Checking in Capability-Based Systems”, in IEEE Transactions on Software Engineering, volume SE-13, number 2, archived from the original on 03 May 2019, pages 202–207:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The new software has the ____ to analyze millions of data points in seconds.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The new computer has the ____ to process large amounts of data city.