permission

per-mis-sion · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    Authorization or consent to do something.

  2. 2.

    An official document granting authorization.

  3. 3.

    (Computing) A setting that controls access to files, folders, or system resources.

Forms

plural: permissions

Related words

Antonyms: denial, prohibition, refusal
See also: authorize, consent, permit
Synonyms: approval, authorization, consent

Etymology

From Latin permissio meaning "a letting go, permission," from permittere (to let through, allow), from per- (through) and mittere (to send).