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Software incompatibility
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<p>Software incompatibility is a characteristic of <a href="/facts/Software/RP79lVSW">software</a> components or <a href="/facts/Software_system/mglVMfTA">systems</a> which cannot operate satisfactorily together on the same <a href="/facts/Computer/SQe1aK05">computer</a>, or on different computers linked by a <a href="/facts/Computer_network/3w5RM99p">computer network</a>. They may be components or systems which are intended to operate cooperatively or independently. <a href="/facts/Software_compatibility/PNAF7EAB">Software compatibility</a> is a characteristic of software components or systems which can operate satisfactorily together on the same computer, or on different computers linked by a computer network. It is possible that some software components or systems may be compatible in one environment and incompatible in another. </p>