A capability is the ability to execute a specified course of action or to achieve certain outcomes. As it applies to human capital, capability represents performing or achieving certain actions/outcomes in terms of the intersection of capacity and ability. Capability may also refer to: Engineering Capability (systems engineering), the ability to execute a specified course of action Capability management, integrative management function in the defense sector Computing Capability-based addressing, scheme used by some computers to control access to memory Capability-based security, concept in the design of secure computing systems Economics Capability Maturity Model, a development model Capability Maturity Model Integration, a process improvement training and appraisal program Dynamic capabilities, theory in organizational sciences Capability management in business, capacity, materials, and expertise an organization needs in order to perform core functions Capability approach, theory in welfare economics People Capability Brown (1716–1783), English landscape artist Capability Development Group Music "Incapable" (Julie Bergan song) "Incapable" (Róisín Murphy song) Other uses USS Capable, a vessel Capable group, a mathematical group See also Ability (disambiguation) Capacity (disambiguation) Incapacitation (disambiguation)