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Permission

/pəˈmɪʃən/

Authorisation; consent (especially formal consent from someone in authority)

📖 Definitions of "Permission"

noun
  1. 1

    Authorisation; consent (especially formal consent from someone in authority)

    "Sire, do I have your permission to execute this traitor?"

  2. 2

    The act of permitting.

  3. 3

    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."

verb
  1. 1

    To grant or obtain authorization for.

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