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A mode in which the computer's operating system emulates an older processor and/or hardware platform to allow obsolete software to remain compatible with the computer's newer hardware. This is different from a full-fledged emulator in that while an emulator typically creates a virtual hardware architecture on the host system, a compatibility mode simply translates the older system calls into calls that the host system can understand. Examples include Classic Mode in Mac OS X and Windows XP's compatibility mode.

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CompatibilityThe term compatibility has the following meanings: In telecommunication, the capability of two or more items or components of equipment or material to exist or function in the same system or environment without mutual interference. In computing, the abili	Compatibility layerIn software engineering, a compatibility layer allows binaries for an emulated system to run on a host system. This translates system calls for the emulated system into system calls for the host system. With some libraries for the emulated system, this wi	Compatibility decompositionIn Unicode, the compatibility decomposition of a character is a string that holds the relation of compatibility equivalence to the original character. The procedure may be applied recursively, i. the characters in the decomposition string may be decompose
Compatibility equivalenceCompatibility equivalence refers to a state in which two technically dissimilar things may be considered functionally identical. In Unicode, for instance, the compatibility equivalence of two strings (sequences of letters, numbers, or other characters) me	Compatibility modeA mode in which the computer's operating system emulates an older processor and/or hardware platform to allow obsolete software to remain compatible with the computer's newer hardware. This is different from a full-fledged emulator in that while an emulat

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