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capability

ca·pa·bil·i·ty

Today it means: The power or ability to generate an outcome. Full definition →

First used 1960s

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Formed in Modern English as capable + -ity.

First known use, by meaning

from 1960s A digital token allowing a user or process to interact in a specified way with an object that is subject to access control.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.