compatibility

Language: en

🇬🇧 /kəˌmpætɪˈbɪlɪti/ 🇺🇸 /kəˌmpætəˈbɪləˌtiː/

📖 Definitions

  1. noun
    The state of being able to exist or work together without conflict or problems; the ability of different systems, devices, or software to operate together.; The quality of being harmonious or consistent between people, ideas, or things; the ability of two people to have a successful relationship.; In medicine, the ability of blood or tissue from one person to be accepted by another without adverse reaction.

🔗 Details

Word forms

uncountable

Collocations

backward compatibilityforward compatibilityensure compatibilitycheck compatibilitycompatibility issuecompatibility problem

Derivatives

compatibleincompatibleincompatibilitycompatiblycompatibilismcompatibilist

Synonyms

harmonyagreementcongruenceaccordconformityconsistency

Antonyms

incompatibilityconflictdiscord

Commonly confused

capability
EN: 'Capability' refers to the ability or capacity to do something, while 'compatibility' refers to the quality of being able to exist or work together without conflict.
compatible
EN: 'Compatible' is the adjective form; 'compatibility' is the corresponding abstract noun.

Spelling tips

EN: A common misspelling is 'compatability' — remember the middle syllable uses 'i' (compat-i-bility), not 'a', derived from the Latin 'compatibilis'.

💬 Examples

  1. The software update improved compatibility with older operating systems.

  2. They took a compatibility test before getting married.

  3. The doctors checked the compatibility of the donor's blood type with the patient's.