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capacity

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The maximum amount that something can contain.

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FFIEC IT Examination Handbook - Audit, April 2012

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.

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the susceptibility of something to a particular treatment

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a specified function

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the maximum production possible

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tolerance for alcohol

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capability to perform or produce

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the power to learn or retain knowledge

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an electrical phenomenon whereby an electric charge is stored

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(computer science) the amount of information (in bytes) that can be stored on a disk drive

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the amount that can be contained

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Variants

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capacities
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