capability
Power to perform
Capability is the power or ability to do something.
A person's capabilities are what they can accomplish; a machine's capabilities are its functions and limits.
The word often appears in contexts of potential rather than demonstrated performance: The software has capabilities we haven't explored yet.
In military usage, capabilities refers to weapons systems, forces, and resources available for deployment.
Skilled performance level
- expertiseSkill from extensive practice
- masteryComplete skill or control
- competenceAdequate ability to function
- dexteritySkillful hand coordination
technique · know-how · finesse · artistry · talent · prowess · acumen · savvy
Inborn aptitude
- knackInnate ease at something
- giftednessExceptional innate ability
- flairStylish natural aptitude
- geniusPerson of rare brilliance
ingenuity · cleverness · quick-wittedness · intelligence · perception · intuition · instinct · forte
Commitment to act
- prospectPotential client or opportunity
- possibilityState of being achievable
- growthIncrease in size
- untappedNot yet utilized
latent · unrealized · undeveloped · emergent · budding · nascent · dormant · incipient
Space for keeping goods
- volumeAmount of space filled
- bandwidthData transmission capacity
- limitMaximum allowed extent
- maximumGreatest permitted quantity
load · throughput · scalability · expansion · headroom · tolerance · memory · resources
Practical operational capacity
- specificationDetailed technical requirement
- attributeQuality assigned to something
- enhancementIncrease in quality
- optionAvailable course of action
component · upgrade · add-on · integration · module · technology · system · tool
Productive without waste
- effectivenessSuccess in producing results
- productivityOutput relative to input
- executionCompleting a planned task
- outputWhat something generates
results · optimization · benchmarking · metrics · standards · reliability · consistency · throughput
proficiency
Skilled performance level
- expertiseSkill from extensive practice
- masteryComplete skill or control
- competenceAdequate ability to function
dexterity · technique · know-how · finesse · artistry · talent · prowess · acumen · savvy · craftsmanship
talent
Inborn aptitude
- knackInnate ease at something
- giftednessExceptional innate ability
- flairStylish natural aptitude
genius · ingenuity · cleverness · quick-wittedness · intelligence · perception · intuition · instinct · forte · natural ability
promise
Commitment to act
- prospectPotential client or opportunity
- possibilityState of being achievable
- growthIncrease in size
untapped · latent · unrealized · undeveloped · emergent · budding · nascent · dormant · incipient · hidden
storage
Space for keeping goods
maximum · load · throughput · scalability · expansion · headroom · tolerance · memory · resources · output
functionality
Practical operational capacity
- specificationDetailed technical requirement
- attributeQuality assigned to something
- enhancementIncrease in quality
option · component · upgrade · add-on · integration · module · technology · system · tool · interface
efficiency
Productive without waste
- effectivenessSuccess in producing results
- productivityOutput relative to input
- executionCompleting a planned task
output · results · optimization · benchmarking · metrics · standards · reliability · consistency · throughput · responsiveness
- skillsskills, skill, ability, abilities, competencies
- capacitiesstorage, memory, volume
- expertiseexpertise, skill, mastery, proficiency, competence
- skill levelsbeginner, novice, intermediate, expert, advanced
- strengthsstrength, forte, physical strength, strong point, inner strength
- functionpurpose, role, use, task, job
capabilityinability
Lack of capacity
incapability · incapacity · powerlessness · helplessness · impotence
capabilityincompetence
Lack of required skill
ineptitude · ineptness · incompetency · ineffectiveness · ineffectualness
capabilityactuality
State of existing fact
reality · realization · execution · performance · action
- Capability BrownEighteenth-century landscape designer
- off-road capabilityAbility to traverse unpaved terrain