Dictionary Definition
permission
Noun
1 approval to do something; "he asked permission
to leave"
User Contributed Dictionary
English
Etymology
From Middle English permitten, from Middle French permettre, from Latin permittere, to give up or allow Hence permitPronunciation
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- Rhymes: -ɪʃən
Noun
- authorisation;
consent (especially formal consent from someone in authority)
- Sire, do I have your permission to execute this traitor?
- The act of permitting
- Do I have your permission to throw this away?
- (computing):
flags or ACLs
pertaining to a file that dictate who can access it, and how.
- I used the command "chmod 644 /var/www/html/index.htm" to change the file's permission.
Antonyms
Derived terms
Translations
authorisation
- Arabic:
- Chinese: 许可 (xǔkě)
- Czech: povolení
- Dutch: toestemming , toelating
- Finnish: oikeus, lupa
- French: permission
- German: Erlaubnis
- Greek: άδεια
- Hungarian: engedély
- Italian: permesso
- Japanese: 許可 (kyoka)
- Korean: 허가 (heoga)
- Portuguese: permissão
- Russian: разрешение
- Spanish: permiso
- Swedish: tillåtelse , tillstånd , medgivande
- Telugu: అనుమతి
act of permitting
in computing
- Finnish: oikeudet, käyttöoikeudet
- Swedish: rättigheter
Extensive Definition
Permission may be:
- Permission (philosophy), ethical concept
Law:
- Planning permission, British property status
- Intellectual property:
Creative works:
- La Permission, novel
- Permission (magazine)
- Permission to Land, album
Computing:
See also
permission in French: Permission
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
John Hancock, OK, acceptance, accord, acquiescence, affirmance, affirmation, affirmative, affirmative
voice, agreement,
allowance, approbation, approval, assent, authentication, authorization, aye, blessing, certification, charter, compliance, confirmation, connivance, consent, countenance, countersignature,
diplomatic immunity, discharge, eagerness, endorsement, enfranchisement,
exception, exemption, franchise, go-ahead, green
light, immunity,
imprimatur, indulgence, laxity, leave, legislative immunity,
lenience, leniency, liberty, license, nod, notarization, okay, patent, permit, privilege, promptitude, promptness, ratification, readiness, release, rubber stamp, sanction, seal, sigil, signature, signet, stamp, stamp of approval, submission, subscription, sufferance, the nod, tolerance, ungrudgingness, unloathness, unreluctance, validation, visa, vise, warrant, willingness