different between correspondence vs compatibility

English

Etymology

Morphologically correspond +? -ence.

Pronunciation

• enPR: k?"r?sp?n'd?ns, IPA^(key): /?k????sp?nd?ns/

Noun

correspondence (countable and uncountable, plural correspondences)

1. (uncountable) Friendly discussion.
3. (uncountable) Reciprocal exchange of civilities, especially conversation between persons by means of letters.
4. (countable) An agreement of situations or objects with an expected outcome.
5. (uncountable) Newspaper or news stories, generally.
6. (countable) A postal or other written communication.
7. (uncountable) Postal or other written communications.
8. (set theory, countable) A relation.
9. (theology) According to Swedenborg, a relationship of similarity between physical and spiritual things, such as that of light to wisdom, or warmth to love.

Translations

See also

• correspondent

English

Etymology

From compatible +? -ity

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /k?m?pæt??b?l?ti/

Noun

compatibility (countable and uncountable, plural compatibilities)

1. The state of being compatible; in which two or more things are able to exist or work together in combination without problems or conflict.
2. (telecommunications) the capability of two or more items or components of equipment or material to exist or function in the same system or environment without mutual interference.
3. (computing) the ability to execute a given program on different types of computers without modification of the program or the computers. See backward compatibility and forward compatibility.
4. (computing) the capability that allows the substitution of one subsystem (storage facility), or of one functional unit (e.g., hardware, software), for the originally designated system or functional unit in a relatively transparent manner, without loss of information and without the introduction of errors.
5. (structural analysis) the continuity or good fit of material or members or components while being deformed.

Related terms

• compatible

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Further reading

• compatibility in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• compatibility in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• compatibility at OneLook Dictionary Search