- 1the ability of people or things to live or exist together without problems The compatibility of brothers and sisters depends on their personalities.
Want to learn more?
Find out which words work together and produce more natural sounding English with the Oxford Collocations Dictionary app.
- 2the ability of machines, especially computers, and computer programs to be used together
noun jump to other results
NAmE//kəmˌpæt̮əˈbɪlət̮i//
[uncountable] compatibility (with somebody/something) compatibility (between A and B)Check pronunciation: compatibility