Permissive describes an attitude, rule, or environment that allows a wide range of behaviour — one that does not restrict or penalise freedom of action. A permissive parent allows children to make their own choices. A permissive workplace tolerates informal conduct that stricter environments would not.
Origin
The word derives from Latin permissivus, from permittere — per meaning through and mittere meaning to send or release. The root also gives us permission and permit. Permissive entered English in the seventeenth century in legal and theological contexts.
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🎧 Podcast 2 — Daily Use
Permissive in Conversation
Two British speakers · Real everyday dialogue
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🌟 Podcast 3 — AI Prompt Engineering
Permissive — AI Prompts
5 AI prompts for developers · Copy & Read each prompt aloud
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I am learning the word permissive for use in software and open-source contexts. Please explain what a permissive open-source licence means, compare MIT, BSD, and Apache 2.0, and tell me which is safest for a commercial project. Use plain English with code examples where helpful.
Act as a senior software engineer on Replit. I want to use a permissive licence for my project. Walk me through adding an MIT licence file to my repository, what it legally allows others to do, and what attribution requirement remains. Show me the exact licence text and where to place it.
Explain the word permissive in the context of file system permissions on Linux. What does a permissive permission setting look like in chmod notation, when is it appropriate, and what security risks does it introduce? Give practical examples a developer would encounter on a Replit deployment.
I am building a multi-user app on Replit. Explain the difference between permissive and strict CORS policies. When should I use a permissive CORS header like Access-Control-Allow-Origin star, and when is that dangerous? Give me the Express.js code for both configurations.
Compare permissive and restrictive content security policies in web development. Explain what CSP headers do, why a permissive policy is risky in production, and give me a practical starter CSP header for a Replit-hosted Express app that uses inline scripts and external fonts.