| n. | 1. | The quality of being capable; capacity; capableness; esp. intellectual power or ability. |
| 2. | Capacity of being used or improved. |
| Noun | 1. | capability - the quality of being capable -- physically or intellectually or legally; "he worked to the limits of his capability" Synonyms: capableness Antonyms: incapability, incapableness - the quality of not being capable -- physically or intellectually or legally |
| 2. | capability - the susceptibility of something to a particular treatment; "the capability of a metal to be fused" Synonyms: capacity | |
| 3. | capability - an aptitude that may be developed Synonyms: capableness, potentiality Antonyms: incapability, incapableness - lack of potential for development |
| (operating system, security) | capability - 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. |