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compatible
1. of plants
a. capable of forming successful grafts
b. capable of successful self-fertilization
2. (of pieces of machinery, computer equipment, etc.) capable of being used together without special modification or adaptation

(jargon)compatible - Different systems (e.g., programs, file formats, protocols, even programming languages) that can work together or exchange data are said to be compatible.

See also backward compatible, forward compatible.


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The Advanced Decision Architectures CTA focuses on understanding human behavior and adapting technology to conform to function most compatibly with human instincts, essentially creating technology that helps soldiers make better decisions.
12) On one level, the subtitle indicates how it is only at the end of this journey that Dorfman finally comes to accept himself as bilingual, to reconcile himself to the two forces of his two languages, and to more comfortably inhabit a world where both English and Spanish function compatibly.
The generic qualifier can be compatibly used for the all components of the ICF.
 
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