Authorization vs. Permission

Authorization vs. Permission — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Authorization and Permission

Authorizationnoun

(uncountable) Permission.

I've got authorization. Call the office and you'll see.

Permissionnoun

authorisation; consent (especially formal consent from someone in authority)

Sire, do I have your permission to execute this traitor?

Authorizationnoun

(countable) An act of authorizing.

Permissionnoun

The act of permitting.

Authorizationnoun

(countable) (A document giving) formal sanction, permission or warrant.

Can I see your authorization?

Permissionnoun

(computing) flags or access control lists pertaining to a file that dictate who can access it, and how.

I used the "chmod" command to change the file's permission.
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Authorizationnoun

(government) Permission, possibly limited, to spend funds for a specific budgetary purpose.

We've had the authorization for years, but we've never gotten an appropriation.

Permissionverb

(transitive) To grant or obtain authorization for.

Authorizationnoun

a document giving an official instruction or command

Permissionnoun

approval to do something;

he asked permission to leave

Authorizationnoun

the power or right to give orders or make decisions;

he has the authority to issue warrantsdeputies are given authorization to make arrests

Permissionnoun

the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization

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Authorizationnoun

official permission or approval;

authority for the program was renewed several times

Authorizationnoun

the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant