The act of negating something.
A proposition which is the contradictory of another proposition and which can be obtained from that other proposition by the appropriately placed addition/insertion of the word "not". (Or, in symbolic logic, by prepending that proposition with the symbol for the logical operator "not".)
A denial or contradiction.
The logical operation which obtains such (negated) propositions.
The act of permitting.
authorisation; consent (especially formal consent from someone in authority)
Flags or access control lists pertaining to a file that dictate who can access it, and how.
To grant or obtain authorization for.