English

Etymology
From Middle English permitten, from Middle French permettre, from Latin permittere, to give up or allow Hence permit

Pronunciation
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:Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-ɪ��n|-ɪ��n

Noun
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1. authorisation; consent (especially formal consent from someone in authority)

#:Sire, do I have your permission to execute this traitor?

1. The act of permitting

#:Do I have your permission to throw this away?

1. (:Category:Jargon:Computer|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.

Translations
trans-top|authorisation
Arabic: Arab|تصر�ح IPAchar|(ta�rīħ) m
Chinese: 许� (x�k�)
Dutch: toestemming f, toelating f
Finnish: oikeus, lupa
French: permission f
German: Erlaubnis f
Hungarian: engedély
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Italian: permesso m
Japanese: 許� (kyoka)
Korean: �� (heoga)
Portuguese: permissão f
Russian: �аз�е�ение (razrešénije) n
Spanish: permiso m
Swedish: tillåtelse c, tillstånd n, medgivande c
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trans-top|act of permitting
Finnish: lupa
Malayalam: �ന�വാദ� (anuvaadam)
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Swedish: tillåtelse
Japanese: 許� (kyoka)
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trans-top|in computing
Finnish: oikeudet, käyttöoikeudet
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Swedish: rättigheter
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Derived terms
permissible
permissive

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• 2007-11-11 00:03 - Stephen G. Brown - /* Translations */

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