permission
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/pəˈmɪʃən/
English
Definitions
noun
- Authorisation; consent (especially formal consent from someone in authority)“Sire, do I have your permission to execute this traitor?”
- The act of permitting.
- 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.”
verb
- To grant or obtain authorization for.
Related words
Synonyms
permitlicenseauthorizationgrantauthorizeapproveadmissionallowpermittingapprovalendorsementauthorizedwarrantpermittedallowedpermissibility