compatibility

com·pat·i·ble

 (kəm-păt′ə-bəl)

adj.

1. Capable of existing or performing in harmonious, agreeable, or congenial combination with another or others: compatible family relationships.

2. Capable of orderly, efficient integration and operation with other elements in a system with no modification or conversion required.

3. Capable of forming a chemically or biochemically stable system.

4. Medicine Capable of being grafted, transfused, or transplanted from one individual to another without rejection: compatible blood.

n.

A device, such as a computer or computer software, that can be integrated into or used with another device or system of its type.

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[Middle English, from Medieval Latin compatībilis, from Late Latin compatī, to sympathize; see compassion.]

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com·pat′i·bil′i·ty, com·pat′i·ble·ness n.

com·pat′i·bly adv.

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Compatibility

 

See Also: BELONGING

1. Companionable as a cat and a goldfish —Anon
2. Companionable [a mother and son] as a pair of collusive old whores —David Leitch
3. Compatible as the stars and stripes on the American flag —Elyse Sommer
4. Get on like a house on fire —Ngaio Marsh
5. Get on like salt and iron —Loren D. Estleman
6. Good taste and humor are a contradiction in terms, like a chaste whore —Malcom Muggeridge quoted in Time, September 14, 1953
7. Got along like Siamese twins —George Garrett
8. Go together like a computer and an abacus —Anon
9. Go together like apples and pie crust —Elyse Sommer

   These ‘go-togethers’ provide endless opportunity for additional twists.

10. Go together like bagels and cream cheese —Anon
11. Go together like blueberries and cream —Anon
12. Go together like coffee and danish —Anon
13. Go together like ice cream and salt —Anon
14. Go together like meatballs and spaghetti —Anon
15. Go together like paper and pencil —Anon
16. Go together like tea and lemon —Anon
17. Got on like twin souls —Edward Marsh
18. Irreconcilable as a jazz band and a symphony orchestra —Paul Mourand
19. No more affinity for each other than a robin for a goldfish —Eleanor Kirk
20. Struck [Flanner and Mike Wallace] it off together like a pair of lighted pinwheels —Janet Flanner

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Thesaurus

Noun	1.	compatibility - a feeling of sympathetic understanding fellow feeling, sympathy - sharing the feelings of others (especially feelings of sorrow or anguish)
	2.	compatibility - capability of existing or performing in harmonious or congenial combination congeniality, congenialness - compatibility between persons harmony, harmoniousness - compatibility in opinion and action accord - sympathetic compatibility agreement, correspondence - compatibility of observations; "there was no agreement between theory and measurement"; "the results of two tests were in correspondence" characteristic - a distinguishing quality incompatibility - the quality of being unable to exist or work in congenial combination

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compatibility

noun

1. agreement, consistency, accordance, affinity, conformity, concord, congruity, accord National courts can freeze any law while its compatibility with European Community legislation is tested.

2. like-mindedness, harmony, empathy, rapport, single-mindedness, amity, sympathy, congeniality Dating allows people to check out their compatibility before making a commitment to one another.

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Translations

تَوافُق، انْسِجام

kompatibilitaslučitelnost

forligelighedoverensstemmelse

KompatibilitätVereinbarkeit

compatibilidad

compatibilité

kompatibilitásösszeegyeztethetőség

samlyndi

compatibilit...compatibilità

kompatibilitetoverensstemmelse

compatibilidade

zlučiteľnosť

uygunlukuyma

兼容性

compatibility

[kəmˌpætəˈbɪlɪtɪ] N → compatibilidad f

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compatibility

[kəmˌpætɪˈbɪlɪti] n → compatibilité f

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compatibility

n → Vereinbarkeit f, → Kompatibilität f (geh); (Med) → Verträglichkeit f, → Kompatibilität f (spec); (Comput) → Kompatibilität f; their compatibility/lack of compatibility was obvious → es war offensichtlich, dass die beiden gut/schlecht zueinanderpassten

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compatibility

[kəmˌpætəˈbɪlɪtɪ] n → compatibilità

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compatible

(kəmˈpӕtəbl) adjective

able to agree or exist successfully side by side. bestaanbaar, verenigbaar مُتَوافِق، مُنْسَجِم съвместим compatível kompatibilní, slučitelný vereinbar forenelig; kompatibel ταιριαστός, συμβατόςcompatible kokkusobiv سازگار؛ جور yhteensopiva compatibleתואם अनुरूप uskladiv, spojiv, snošljiv összeegyeztethető serasi samrÿmanlegur compatibile 適合する 양립할 수 있는 sutinkantis, vienas su kitu derantis savienojams; sakritīgs sesuai compatibel overensstemmende, forenlig; kompatibelzgodny موزون، متناسب، جوړ، وړ برابر compatível compatibil (cu) совместимый zlučiteľný združljiv kompatibilan förenlig, kompatibel ที่ทำงานร่วมกันได้; ที่อยู่รวมกันได้ uyumlu, bağdaşabilir 相容的 сумісний, сполучний ہم مواہنگ ، موافق tương thích 相容的，兼容的，可共存的

comˌpatiˈbility noun

bestaanbaarheid, verenigbaarheid تَوافُق، انْسِجام съвместимост compatibilidade slučitelnost die Vereinbarkeit forligelighed; overensstemmelse συμφωνία, συμβατότητα compatibilidad kokkusobivus سازگاری yhteensopivuus compatibilité תְאִימוּת संगत‍ि, संगतता uskladivost, spojivost, slaganje, kompatibilnost összeegyeztethetőség keserasian samlyndi compatibilità 適合性 양립성, 호환성 sutikimas, darna savienojamība; sakritība bersesuaian compatibiliteit samsvar, overensstemmelse; kompatibilitetzgodność موزون compatibilidade compatibilitate совместимость zlučiteľnosť združljivost kompatibilnost förenlighet, kompatibilitet ความเข้ากันได้ uygunluk, uyma 相容性 сумісність, сполучність ہم آہنگی tình trạng tương thích 兼容性

comˈpatibly adverb

bestaanbaar بِتَوافُق، بانْسِجام съответстващо compativelmente slučitelně, snášenlivě vereinbar foreneligt; forligeligt αρμονικάcompatiblemente sobivalt با سازگاری yhteensopivasti d'une manière compatible בהתאמה संगततापूर्वक uskladivo, spojivo összeegyeztethetően secara serasi með samrÿmanlegum hætti compatibilmente 適合して 모순 없이, 양립할 수 있게 sutartinai, darniai savienojami; sakrītoši kesesuaian compatibel overensstemmende, forenlig; kompatibeltzgodnie متناسب compativelmente compatibil совместимо znášanlivo združljivo kompatibilno förenligt, överensstämmande ซึ่งเข้ากันได้ uygun bir şekilde 協調地 сумісно کے مطابق ، کے موافق một cách tương thích 和谐地

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