A capability is the ability to execute a specified course of action or to achieve certain outcomes. As it applies to

human capital Human capital is a concept used by social scientists to designate personal attributes considered useful in the production process. It encompasses employee knowledge, skills, know-how, good health, and education. Human capital has a substantial ...

, capability represents performing or achieving certain actions/outcomes in terms of the intersection of capacity and ability. Capability may also refer to:

Engineering

Capability (systems engineering) A capability, in the systems engineering sense, is defined as the ability to execute a specified course of action. A capability may or may not be accompanied by an intention. The term is used in the defense industry but also in private industry (e ...

, the ability to execute a specified course of action * Capability management, integrative management function in the defense sector

Computing

Capability-based addressing In computer science, capability-based addressing is a scheme used by some computers to control access to memory as an efficient implementation of capability-based security. Under a capability-based addressing scheme, pointers are replaced by prote ...

, scheme used by some computers to control access to memory *

Capability-based security Capability-based security is a concept in the design of secure computing systems, one of the existing security models. A capability (known in some systems as a key) is a communicable, unforgeable token of authority. It refers to a value that refer ...

, concept in the design of secure computing systems

Economics

Capability Maturity Model The Capability Maturity Model (CMM) is a development model created in 1986 after a study of data collected from organizations that contracted with the U.S. Department of Defense, who funded the research. The term "maturity" relates to the degree o ...

, a development model * Capability Maturity Model Integration, a process improvement training and appraisal program * Dynamic capabilities, theory in organizational sciences * Capability management in business, capacity, materials, and expertise an organization needs in order to perform core functions *

Capability approach The capability approach (also referred to as the capabilities approach) is a normative approach to human welfare that concentrates on the actual capability of persons to achieve lives they value rather than solely having a right or freedom to ...

, theory in welfare economics

People

Capability Brown Lancelot Brown (born c. 1715–16, baptised 30 August 1716 – 6 February 1783), more commonly known as Capability Brown, was an English gardener and landscape architect, who remains the most famous figure in the history of the English lan ...

(1716–1783), English landscape artist * Capability Development Group

Music

* "Incapable" (Julie Bergan song) * "Incapable" (Róisín Murphy song)

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