visibility
nounUK, US /ˌvɪz.əˈbɪl.ɪ.ti/
Etymology From Middle French visibilité, from Late Latin visibilitas; equivalent to visible + -ity.
1
The condition of being visible.
2
The degree to which things may be seen.
- The visibility from that angle was good.
3
Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Programming, Sciences The scope within which a variable, function, etc. is able to be accessed directly.
- ‘Sir, I have seen all the visibilities of Paris, and around it; but to have formed an acquaintance with the people there, would have required more time than I could stay.’1791, James Boswell, Life of Johnson, Oxford, published 2008, page 658:
- Synonyms
- apparency, seeability, seeableness, visibleness
- Antonyms
- hiddenness, invisibility, latency
- Derived terms
- high-visibility, supply chain visibility