FUNCTIONALITY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does functionality mean? 

• FUNCTIONALITY (noun)
  The noun FUNCTIONALITY has 1 sense:

1. capable of serving a purpose well

  Familiarity information: FUNCTIONALITY used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FUNCTIONALITY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Capable of serving a purpose well

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Context example:

software with greater functionality

Hypernyms ("functionality" is a kind of...):

practicality (concerned with actual use rather than theoretical possibilities)

Derivation:

functional (designed for or capable of a particular function or use)

functional ((of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing)

functional (designed for or adapted to a function or use)

functional (fit or ready for use or service)

 Context examples 

This PCA includes the incorporation of nanoscale or nanostructured materials to achieve improved performance or new functionality.

(Nanoscale Devices and Systems, NCI Thesaurus)

Female Reproductive System Alteration involves a change in the quality of the existing state of functionality of one or more female reproductive organs or organ processes.

(Female Reproductive System Alteration, NCI Thesaurus)

A class that provides a certain functionality to be inherited by a subclass, but is not meant to stand alone.

(Mixin, NCI Thesaurus)

Cervical Function Alteration involves a change in the quality of the existing biochemical composition or functionality of the cervix.

(Cervical Function Alteration, NCI Thesaurus)

Numerous proteins of different functionality and type are involved in this process.

(Cell Cycle Protein, NCI Thesaurus)

This testing can measure functionality of the inner ear independent of the functionality of the outer and middle ears.

(Bone Conduction Assessment, NCI Thesaurus)

The assessment of the functionality of the brain, spinal column, and nerves.

(Neurologic Examination, NCI Thesaurus)

This allele, which encodes 5-hydroxytryptamine 3 receptor protein, plays a role in the regulation of a biogenic hormone that has diverse functionalities.

(HTR3A wt Allele, NCI Thesaurus)

A high level of synthetic control is achieved through step-wise reactions and purifications at each step to control the size, architecture, functionality and monodispersity.

(Dendrimer, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

A mechanism for secure transport that uses public key cryptography as the basis for its functionality.

(Grid Security Infrastructure, NCI Thesaurus)