different between facilities vs capability

facilities

English

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /f??s?l?tiz/
  • Hyphenation: fa?cil?i?ties

Noun

facilities

  1. plural of facility

Noun

facilities pl (plural only)

  1. Synonym of facility in certain contexts.
  2. (euphemistic) Facilities for urination and defecation: a toilet; a lavatory.
    • 2002: Q Is for Quarry by w:Sue Grafton
      I christened the facilities, shrugged into my windbreaker, and met Dolan at his door.

Usage notes

This word is plural (and takes plural verbs) even when referring to a single facility or lavatory. It can also refer to multiple lavatories.

Synonyms

  • (toilet): See Thesaurus:toilet and Thesaurus:bathroom

facilities From the web:

  • what facilities are required for backgrounding cattle
  • what facilities have covid
  • what facilities mean
  • what facilities are closed on veterans day
  • what facilities donate the most blood
  • what facilities use securus
  • what facilities are classified as no-fly zones
  • what facilities are in a prison


capability

English

Etymology

Formed in Modern English as capable +? -ity.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ke?p??b?l?ti/
  • Rhymes: -?l?ti

Noun

capability (countable and uncountable, plural capabilities)

  1. the power or ability to generate an outcome
  2. (computing) A digital token allowing a user or process to interact in a specified way with an object that is subject to access control. [from 1960s]

Synonyms

  • See also Thesaurus:skill

Derived terms

  • limited-capability

Related terms

  • capable (adjective)

Translations

References

  • capability on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

capability From the web:

  • what capability distinguishes trauma centers from
  • what capability is not used by linux
  • what capability means
  • what capabilities does ansible offer
  • what are capabilities in linux
  • how to set capabilities in linux
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