Meaning of CAPABILITY
| Pronunciation: | | `keypu'bilitee
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| Matching Terms: | | capabilities maturity model, capability maturity model
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| | Definition: | | An operating system security or access control model where specific types of access to a specific object are granted by giving a process this data structure or token. The token may be unforgeable (typically by using encryption or hardware "tagged" memory). Capabilities are used in OSes such as hydra, keykos, eros, chorus/mix, and the stanford v system. Similar to kerberos, but in an OS context. Compare access control list. |
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| | Related Terms: | | ability, ableness, address, adeptness, adequacy, adroitness, airmanship, aptitude, artfulness, artisanship, artistry, bravura, brilliance, bump, caliber, capableness, capacity, cleverness, command, competence, competency, condition, control, coordination, craft, craftsmanship, cunning, deftness, dexterity, dexterousness, dextrousness, diplomacy, dower, dowry, efficacy, efficiency, endowment, equipment, expertise, facility, faculty, finesse, fitness, fittedness, flair, forte, genius, gift, grace, grip, handiness, horsemanship, ingeniousness, ingenuity, instinct, know-how, long suit, makings, marksmanship, mastership, mastery, maturity, means, metier, natural endowment, natural gift, parts, potential, power, powers, practical ability, preparedness, proficiency, prowess, qualification, quickness, readiness, resource, resourcefulness, ripeness, savoir-faire, savvy, seamanship, seasoning, skill, skillfulness, speciality, strong flair, strong point, style, sufficiency, suitability, suitableness, suitedness, susceptibility, tact, tactfulness, talent, talents, technical brilliance, technical mastery, technical skill, technique, tempering, the goods, the stuff, timing, trim, virtuosity, what it takes, wherewithal, wit, wizardry, workmanship |
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