Capability Definition & Meaning | Britannica Dictionary (original) (raw)

Britannica Dictionary definition of CAPABILITY

:

the ability to do something

[count]

• The device has the capability of recording two television channels at once.
• That kind of job is beyond my capability. [=it is too difficult for me]

— often plural

• Students are expected to participate in sports according to their capabilities. [=_abilities_]
• a computer program's search capabilities
• a cell phone with video game and Internet capabilities

[noncount]

• The company doesn't have any manufacturing capability. [=_capacity_]
• The country's military capability is unclear. [=the country's ability to fight a war is unclear]
• The country does not have nuclear capability. [=does not have nuclear weapons]