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capability

ca·pa·bil·i·ty [ kàypə bíllətee ] (plural ca·pa·bil·i·ties)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. natural ability: the power or practical ability necessary for doing something
Her capability to increase sales by endorsement is valuable to us.

2. range of ability: the potential ability of somebody or something to do something
There is some doubt about the company's technological capabilities.

3. comput function: a facility to carry out a particular set of operations
a graphics capability


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