capacity
nounverified·updated May 9, 2026
The maximum amount that something can contain.
Framework senses
- §1
- The maximum amount that something can contain.
- §1
- The maximum throughput a configuration item or IT service can deliver while still meeting agreed service level targets. For some types of configurable items, capacity may be the size or volume, for example, a disk drive.
- §1
- the susceptibility of something to a particular treatment
- §2
- a specified function
- §3
- the maximum production possible
- §4
- tolerance for alcohol
- §5
- capability to perform or produce
- §6
- the power to learn or retain knowledge
- §7
- an electrical phenomenon whereby an electric charge is stored
- §8
- (computer science) the amount of information (in bytes) that can be stored on a disk drive
- §9
- the amount that can be contained