Capability

From Erights

Revision as of 14:37, 10 July 2009 by Kevin Reid (Talk | contribs)
Jump to: navigation, search

Definition

Capability is an unforgeable designation of an object together with a permission to make some set of operations with a given object.

Examples

  • Designations of objects in E. Those who hold these capabilities have the permission to invoke any method supported by the designated object.
  • Designations of functions and procedures in Emily. Those who hold these capabilities have the permission to call designated functions or procedures.
  • Designations of channels in Tamed Pict. Those who hold these capabilities may have a permission to make send and/or receive operations with the designated channel.


See also

XXX improve this section

See What is a Capability, Anyway? for a partisan explanation of what capabilities actually are.

See also Overview: Capability Computation

This page is a stub; it should be expanded with more information. If doing so, check the original E web site and the mailing list archives for content which could be moved into this page.
Personal tools
more tools