English Dictionary
◊ QUALIFY
qualify
v 1: prove capable or fit; meet requirements [syn: {measure up}]
2: pronounce fit; "She was qualified to run the marathon" [ant:
{disqualify}]
3: make more specific; "qualify these remarks" [syn: {restrict}]
4: make fit or prepared; "Your education qualifies you for this
job" [syn: {dispose}] [ant: {disqualify}]
5: specify as a condition; "The will stipulates that she can
live in the house for the rest of her life" [syn: {stipulate},
{condition}, {specify}]
6: describe the qualities or peculiarities of; "You can
characterize his behavior as that of an egotist"; "This
poem can be characterized as a lament for a dead lover"
[syn: {characterize}]
7: add a modifier to a constituent; in grammar [syn: {modify}]
English Computing Dictionary
◊ DID YOU MEAN QUALITY?
quality
The totality of features and characteristics of a product or
service that bear on its ability to satisfy stated or implied
needs. Not to be mistaken for "degree of excellence" or
"fitness for use" which meet only part of the definition.
[{ISO8402}].
(1995-11-10)