capacity

capacity

With regard to computer and information systems, capacity refers to the storage and transaction processing capability of computer systems, the network and/or the datacenter. See capacity on demand.

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capacity

1. a measure of the electrical output of a piece of apparatus such as a motor, generator, or accumulator

2. Electronics a former name for capacitance

3. Computing

a. the number of words or characters that can be stored in a particular storage device

b. the range of numbers that can be processed in a register

4. the bit rate that a communication channel or other system can carry

5. legal competence

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capacity [kə′pas·əd·ē]

(analytical chemistry)

In chromatography, a measurement used in ion-exchange systems to express the adsorption ability of the ion-exchange materials.

(computer science)

storage capacity

(electricity)

capacitance

(science and technology)

Volume, especially in reference to merchandise or containers thereof.

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(communications)

capacity - The maximum possible data transfer rate of a communications channel under ideal conditions. The total capacity of a channel may be shared between several independent data streams using some kind of multiplexing, in which case, each stream's data rate may be limited to a fixed fraction of the total capacity.