capability
nounverified·updated May 9, 2026
The means to accomplish a mission, function, or objective.
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Senses
ISO/IEC TS 5723:2022(en) Trustworthiness — Vocabulary
measure of capacity and the ability of an entity, person or organization to achieve its objectives
Wordset Dictionary
the quality of being able -- physically or intellectually or legally
Wordset Dictionary
an aptitude that may be developed
Wordset Dictionary
the susceptibility of something to a particular treatment
Classifications
Entity Type
Capability95%llm-generatedllm:claude-haiku-4-5
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- synonym
- capablenesscapacitypotentiality
- alternatephrasing
- Capability
- plural
- capabilities
- possessive
- capability's
- pluralpossessive
- capabilities'