noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
interchange; interchangeability; mutual substitutability
Used when two parts, systems, formats, or standards can replace or work in place of each other. 互換する is relatively technical and means to be mutually interchangeable or compatible.
この部品は旧型の部品と互換する。
This part is interchangeable with the old-model part.
二つの規
The two standards are not mutually compatible.
noun
Mathematical term, especially in permutation theory, for a transposition that swaps two elements.
任意の置換は互換の積で表せる。
Any permutation can be expressed as a product of transpositions.
noun-modifying (irregular)
compatible; interchangeable
Prenominal use before another noun, common in product and technology terms such as 互換インク, 互換機, and 互換ソフト.
プリンター用の互換インクを買った。
I bought compatible ink for the printer.
古いソフトを互換モードで起動した。
I launched the old software in compatibility mode.