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capacity

nounid 1756·updated May 9, 2026
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The maximum amount that something can contain.

polysemous

Classifications

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

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Information Class

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Variants

synonym
capabilitycapacitancecontentelectrical capacitymental ability
alternatephrasing
Capacity
plural
capacities
possessive
capacity's
pluralpossessive
capacities'

Framework definitions

NIST Cybersecurity Framework1 senseview framework →
§1
The maximum amount that something can contain.
FFIEC IT Examination Handbook - Audit, April 20121 senseview framework →
§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.
Wordset Dictionary9 sensesview framework →
§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

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