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Permission
//pəˈmɪʃən// noun, verb
Definitions
Noun
- 1 authorisation; consent (especially formal consent from someone in authority) countable, uncountable
"Sire, do I have your permission to execute this traitor?"
- 2 the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization wordnet
- 3 The act of permitting. countable, uncountable
- 4 approval to do something wordnet
- 5 Flags or access control lists pertaining to a file that dictate who can access it, and how. countable, uncountable
"I used the "chmod" command to change the file's permission."
Verb
- 1 To grant or obtain authorization for. transitive
"Photographs also must be permissioned and credited, although a corpus of copyright-free images does exist online."
Etymology
Etymology 1
From Middle English permision, permission, permissioun, permyssion, from Middle French permission, from Latin permissiō. Equivalent to permit + -ion. Mostly replaced native English leave, from Old English lēaf (“permission”).
Etymology 2
From Middle English permision, permission, permissioun, permyssion, from Middle French permission, from Latin permissiō. Equivalent to permit + -ion. Mostly replaced native English leave, from Old English lēaf (“permission”).
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