license, permission, permit
(noun) the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization
permission
(noun) approval to do something; “he asked permission to leave”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
permission (countable and uncountable, plural permissions)
authorisation; consent (especially formal consent from someone in authority)
The act of permitting.
(computing) Flags or access control lists pertaining to a file that dictate who can access it, and how.
• prohibition
permission (third-person singular simple present permissions, present participle permissioning, simple past and past participle permissioned)
(transitive) To grant or obtain authorization for.
• impression
Source: Wiktionary
Per*mis"sion, n. Etym: [L. permissio: cf. F. permission. See Permit.]
Definition: The act of permitting or allowing; formal consent; authorization; leave; license or liberty granted. High permission of all-ruling Heaven. Milton. You have given me your permission for this address. Dryden.
Syn.
– Leave; liberty; license.
– Leave, Permission. Leave implies that the recipient may decide whether to use the license granted or not. Permission is the absence on the part of another of anything preventive, and in general, at least by implication, signifies approval.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
21 February 2025
(noun) some artifact that has been restored or reconstructed; “the restoration looked exactly like the original”
According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.
