capacity
Definition 1
General: Specific ability of an entity (person or organization) or resource, measured in quantity and level of quality, over an extended period.
Definition 2
Banking: Borrower's ability to repay a debt on a timely basis, determined by deducting total cash outflows from the borrowers total income during (usually) a month.
Definition 3
Law: Legal ability of an entity (person or organization) to perform an act, such as creating a binding contract.
Definition 4
Manufacturing: Highest sustainable output rate (maximum number of units per month, quarter, or year) that can be achieved with current resources, maintenance strategies, product specifications, etc. See also engineered capacity.
Definition 5
Telecommunications: Highest possible reliable transmission rate that can be carried on A channel, circuit, or equipment.
capacity is in the Banking, Commerce & Finance, Corporate, Commercial, & General Law, Data Management, Communications, & Networks, Entrepreneurship, Management, & Leadership and Industries, Manufacturing, & Technology subjects.
capacity appears in the definitions of the following terms:
activity attributes,
network service provider (NSP),
service factor (SF),
ton of refrigeration,
gross income,
ecological sustainability,
carrying capacity,
executing,
organizational capability,
client-server architecture
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