compatibility

/kษ™mหŒpรฆtษชหˆbษชlษชti/

IPA: /K AH0 M P AE0 T AH0 B IH1 L AH0 T IY0/

noun
  1. 1

    The state of being compatible; in which two or more things are able to exist or work together in combination without problems or conflict.

  2. 2

    The capability of two or more items or components of equipment or material to exist or function in the same system or environment without mutual interference.

  3. 3

    The ability to execute a given program on different types of computers without modification of the program or the computers. See backward compatibility and forward compatibility.

  4. 4

    The capability that allows the substitution of one subsystem (storage facility), or of one functional unit (e.g., hardware, software), for the originally designated system or functional unit in a relatively transparent manner, without loss of information and without the introduction of errors.

  5. 5

    (structural analysis) the continuity or good fit of material or members or components while being deformed.

Source: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/compatibility