compatibility
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++com·pat·i·bil·ity /kəmˌpætəˈbɪləti/ AWL noun [uncountable] 1 TD technical the ability of one piece of computer equipment to be used with another one, especially when they are made by different companies 〔计算机设备的〕兼容性 OPP incompatibilitycompatibility with the system’s compatibility with Windows software 该系统与视窗软件的兼容性2 SUITABLETOGETHERthe ability to exist or be used together without causing problems 相容（性）〔能够并存或同时使用而不致产生问题〕 OPP incompatibility compatibility of flavours 各种口味的相容性3 the ability to have a good relationship with someone because you have similar interests, ideas etc 〔因相似的兴趣、观念等而产生的〕协调，和谐 OPP incompatibility sexual compatibility 性和谐Examples from the Corpus
compatibility• Recipes will be judged on originality and compatibility with the wine by a panel of chefs and Bay Area food mavens.• This will improve data compatibility with other institutions.• The great strength of 123 For Windows is its compatibility with all the earlier versions of the product.• When horses are put together in paddocks, they need to be carefully chosen for their mutual compatibility.• As a result, Quorum will continue to develop and market its cross-platform compatibility products without threat of further legal action.• The compatibility between poetry and writing from the heart is not automatic but at best conventional.From Longman Business Dictionarycompatibilitycom‧pat‧i‧bil‧ity /kəmˌpætəˈbɪləti/ noun [uncountable] COMPUTING the ability of one piece of computer equipment or software to be used with anotherthe system’s compatibility with Windows softwarecom·pat·i·bil·ity nounChineseSyllable
of ability the equipment one to piece of Corpus computer Business
compatibility
com‧pat‧i‧bil‧ity AC /kəmˌpætəˈbɪləti, kəmˌpætɪˈbɪləti/
noun [uncountable]1. technical the ability of one piece of computer equipment to be used with another one, especially when they are made by different companies
OPP incompatibility
compatibility with
the system’s compatibility with Windows software
2. the ability to exist or be used together without causing problems
OPP incompatibility:
compatibility of flavours
3. the ability to have a good relationship with someone because you have similar interests, ideas etc
OPP incompatibility:
sexual compatibility
com‧pat‧i‧bil‧ity AC /kəmˌpætəˈbɪləti, kəmˌpætɪˈbɪləti/
noun [uncountable]1. technical the ability of one piece of computer equipment to be used with another one, especially when they are made by different companies OPP incompatibility
compatibility with
2. the ability to exist or be used together without causing problems
OPP incompatibility:
3. the ability to have a good relationship with someone because you have similar interests, ideas etc
OPP incompatibility: