compatible

Adjective

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (3)

  1. able to exist and perform in harmonious or agreeable combination“a compatible married couple”“her deeds were compatible with her ideology”
  2. capable of being used with or connected to other devices or components without modification
  3. capable of forming a homogeneous mixture that neither separates nor is altered by chemical interaction
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Compatible \Com*pat"i*ble\, a. [F., fr. LL.compatibilis, fr. L. compati. See Compassion.] Capable of existing in harmony; congruous; suitable; not repugnant; -- usually followed by with. [1913 Webster]

Our poets have joined together such qualities as are by nature the most compatible. --Broome.

Syn: Consistent; suitable; agreeable; accordant. [1913 Webster]

Free On-line Dictionary of Computing

compatible compatibility

<jargon> Different systems (e.g., programs, file formats, protocols, even programming languages) that can work together or exchange data are said to be compatible.

See also backward compatible, forward compatible.

(1998-01-15)

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