COMPATIBILITY

1. 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 . [ JP1 ] ( 188 ) 2. In computing, the ability to execute a given program on different types of computers without modification of the program or the computers. 3. 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.