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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024com•pat•i•ble /kəmˈpætəbəl/USA pronunciation adj. - capable of living or existing together in peace and harmony:The couple were obviously not compatible.
- [often: be + ~ + with + object] able to exist with something else: My blood type is not compatible with yours.
- [often: be + ~ + with + object] consistent: claims not compatible with the facts.
- Computing[often: be + ~ + with + object]
- (of software) able to run on a specified computer.
- (of hardware) able to work with a specified device.
n. [countable] - a computer able to work with most of the software of another system.
com•pat•i•bil•i•ty /kəmˌpætəˈbɪlɪti/USA pronunciation com•pat•i•ble•ness, n. [uncountable]com•pat•i•bly, adv. See -pat-. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024com•pat•i•ble (kəm pat′ə bəl),USA pronunciation adj. - capable of existing or living together in harmony:the most compatible married couple I know.
- able to exist together with something else:Prejudice is not compatible with true religion.
- consistent;
congruous (often fol. by with):His claims are not compatible with the facts. - Computing
- (of software) capable of being run on another computer without change.
- (of hardware) capable of being connected to another device without the use of special equipment or software.
- Electronics(of a device, signal, etc.) capable of being used with equipment in a system without the need for special modification or conversion.
- noting a system of television in which color broadcasts can be received on ordinary sets in black and white.
n. - Mechanical Engineeringsomething, as a machine or piece of electronic equipment, that is designed to perform the same tasks as another, often in the same way and using virtually identical parts, programmed instructions, etc.:Software written for one computer will probably run on its close compatibles.
- Medieval Latin compatibilis, derivative of Late Latin compatī (Latin com- com- + patī to suffer, undergo). See -ible
- late Middle English 1425–75
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