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permissions

/pərˈmɪʃənz/ · per·mis·sions
noun
  1. Authorisation; consent (especially formal consent from someone in authority) The king granted the knight permission to enter the castle.
noun
  1. The act of permitting The government's permission to build the new highway was met with opposition from local residents.
noun
  1. Flags or access control lists pertaining to a file that dictate who can access it, and how I used the 'chmod' command to change the file's permission.
Did you know? The concept of permissions has been around for centuries, with ancient civilizations using various forms of permission slips to grant access to restricted areas.
Written by Lexi Wordsworth, Dictionary Editor 0 lookups Added Aug 14, 2026