authorization granted to do something; formal consent: to ask permission to leave the room.
the act of permitting.
Origin of permission
1400–50; late Middle English <Latin permissiōn- (stem of permissiō) a yielding, giving leave, equivalent to permiss(us) (past participle of permittere to permit1) + -iōn--ion
Sergey Toshin, founder of Oversecured, told TechCrunch, that the malicious app could also hijack TikTok’s app permissions, allowing it access to the Android device’s camera, microphone and private data on the device, like photos and videos.
TikTok fixes Android bugs that could have led to account hijacks|Zack Whittaker|September 11, 2020|TechCrunch
In the past, if she wanted to stand up in her physical classroom, she had to first ask permission.
Healthy screen time is one challenge of distance learning|Kathryn Hulick|September 11, 2020|Science News For Students
He blogs at The Splintered Mind, where this post originally appeared and is reprinted here with permission.
Believing in Monsters: David Livingstone Smith on the Subhuman - Facts So Romantic|Eric Schwitzgebel|September 11, 2020|Nautilus
In the case of 1Password on Android, you’ll need to make sure that you’ve enabled permissions in the Accessibility menu in Settings.
How to get started using a password manager|David Nield|September 8, 2020|Popular Science
The bill would have allowed single-family home owners to build duplexes on their lot, without requiring special permission.
Morning Report: Hotel Workers Want Their Jobs Back|Voice of San Diego|September 8, 2020|Voice of San Diego
The pilot asked air-traffic control for permission to climb from 32,000 to 38,000 feet to avoid the bad weather.
Wreckage, Bodies of AirAsia Crash Found|Lennox Samuels|December 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Reprinted by permission of Kingswell/Disney Publishing Worldwide.
Carla Hall’s Christmas Day Treat: Rum Balls|Carla Hall|December 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Excerpted from Moneyball for Government, published by Disruption Books, and reprinted with permission.
Can the U.S. Government Go Moneyball?|Peter Orszag, Jim Nussle|December 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Excerpted with the permission of the publisher, Rowman & Littlefield.
A West Point MVP Who Never Played a Down|Nicolaus Mills|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He wrote about their time together for the April 1982 issue of Esquire (and the piece appears here with the author's permission).
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And I have your permission to consider myself as engaged to her?
The Small House at Allington|Anthony Trollope
She instantly comprehended his permission and threw herself into her lover's embrace.
Monte-Cristo's Daughter|Edmund Flagg
With Father Richeome's and even Bayle's permission, that is not at all the position of the matter.
Voltaire's Philosophical Dictionary|Voltaire
All they asked for was individual liberty and permission to pray to the God of their choice.
The Cathedrals of Northern Spain|Charles Rudy
Hendricks, upon receiving my permission, sprang to one of the two ports in the navigating room and unshuttered it.