different between permission vs acquiescence
permission
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French permission, from Latin permissio. Mostly replaced native English leave, from Old English l?af (“permission”).
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) enPR: p?rm?'sh?n, IPA(key): /p??m???n/
- (General American) enPR: p?rm?'sh?n, IPA(key): /p??m???n/
- Rhymes: -???n
- Hyphenation: per?mis?sion
Noun
permission (countable and uncountable, plural permissions)
- authorisation; consent (especially formal consent from someone in authority)
- Sire, do I have your permission to execute this traitor?
- The act of permitting.
- (computing) Flags or access control lists pertaining to a file that dictate who can access it, and how.
- I used the "chmod" command to change the file's permission.
Antonyms
- prohibition
Derived terms
Related terms
- permit
Translations
Verb
permission (third-person singular simple present permissions, present participle permissioning, simple past and past participle permissioned)
- (transitive) To grant or obtain authorization for.
See also
- clearance
Further reading
- File system permissions on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Anagrams
- impression
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin permissi?, permissi?nem.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /p??.mi.sj??/
Noun
permission f (plural permissions)
- permission
Related terms
- permettre
Further reading
- “permission” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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acquiescence
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French acquiescence.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?æk.wi???s.?ns/
Noun
acquiescence (countable and uncountable, plural acquiescences)
- A silent or passive assent or submission, or a submission with apparent content, distinguished from avowed consent on the one hand, and on the other, from opposition or open discontent; quiet satisfaction.
- (law) Inaction, passivity, or neglect to take legal action when it is called for in order to assert, preserve, or safeguard a right, and which inaction implies the abandonment of said right.
Quotations
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:acquiescence.
Related terms
- acquiesce
Synonyms
- sufferance
Translations
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