It is important to maintain backward compatibility with software that was written to run on the former system.
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Compatibility
//kəmˌpæt.əˈbɪl.ɪ.ti//
Synonyms for "compatibility" (125 found)
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Translations
33 translations across 26 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- съвмести́мост noun (capability to exist without mutual interference)
Catalan
1 entries- compatibilitat noun (capability to exist without mutual interference)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 兼容性 noun (capability to exist without mutual interference)
Czech
2 entries- kompatibilita noun (capability to exist without mutual interference)
- slučitelnost noun (capability to exist without mutual interference)
Dutch
2 entries- compatibiliteit noun (capability to exist without mutual interference)
- overeenstemming noun (capability to exist without mutual interference)
Esperanto
2 entries- interkonformo noun (capability to exist without mutual interference)
- kongrueco noun (capability to exist without mutual interference)
Finnish
3 entries- yhteensopivuus noun (state of being compatible)
- yhteensopivuus noun (capability to exist without mutual interference)
- yhteensopivuus noun (ability to execute programmes on different computers without any modification.)
French
1 entries- compatibilité noun (capability to exist without mutual interference)
Galician
1 entries- compatibilidade noun (capability to exist without mutual interference)
German
2 entries- Kompatibilität noun (capability to exist without mutual interference)
- Vereinbarkeit noun (capability to exist without mutual interference)
Hebrew
1 entries- תאימות noun (capability to exist without mutual interference)
Hindi
1 entries- अनुकूलता noun (capability to exist without mutual interference)
Hungarian
1 entries- kompatibilitás noun (capability to exist without mutual interference)
Icelandic
1 entries- samhæfni noun (state of being compatible)
Indonesian
1 entries- kompatibilitas noun (capability to exist without mutual interference)
Italian
1 entries- compatibilità noun (capability to exist without mutual interference)
Japanese
2 entries- 互換性 noun (capability to exist without mutual interference)
- 親和性 noun (capability to exist without mutual interference)
Korean
1 entries- 호환성 noun (capability to exist without mutual interference)
Māori
1 entries- hototahitanga noun (ability to execute programmes on different computers without any modification.)
Polish
1 entries- kompatybilność noun (capability to exist without mutual interference)
Portuguese
1 entries- compatibilidade noun (capability to exist without mutual interference)
Romanian
1 entries- compatibilitate noun (capability to exist without mutual interference)
Russian
1 entries- совмести́мость noun (capability to exist without mutual interference)
Spanish
1 entries- compatibilidad noun (capability to exist without mutual interference)
Swedish
1 entries- kompatibilitet noun (state of being compatible)
Tagalog
1 entries- pagkakatugma-tugma noun (capability to exist without mutual interference)
Sample sentences
11 total sentences available.
Interoperability means compatibility with other systems.
Source: tatoeba (3496565)
They had a compatibility test.
Source: tatoeba (8403884)
They had a compatibility quiz.
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