Agility
Encyclopedia
- AgilitySport agilityAgility or nimbleness is the ability to change the body's position efficiently, and requires the integration of isolated movement skills using a combination of balance, coordination, speed, reflexes, strength, endurance and stamina....
is a physical trait of an animal or person, and a component of physical fitnessPhysical fitnessPhysical fitness comprises two related concepts: general fitness , and specific fitness...
. It is the ability to change the body's positionHuman positionHuman positions refers to the different positions that the human body can take.There are several synonyms that refer to the human position, often used interchangeably, but having specific flavors....
and direction with speed and precision.
Agility may also refer to:
In Sport:
- Dog agilityDog agilityDog agility is a dog sport in which a handler directs a dog through an obstacle course in a race for both time and accuracy. Dogs run off-leash with no food or toys as incentives, and the handler can touch neither dog nor obstacles...
, a sport for dogs in which they must be quick-moving and nimble. - Rabbit agility, a sport for rabbits.
- Rat agilityRat agilityRat agility is a sport for pet rats. It basically uses scaled down versions of the obstacles used for dog agility. The sport originated in Sweden and can trace its origin back to table runs in the 1980s.Rat agility is performed in two classes...
, a sport for rats.
In Business:
- Business AgilityBusiness agilityBusiness agility is the ability of a business to adapt rapidly and cost efficiently in response to changes in the business environment. Business agility can be maintained by maintaining and adapting goods and services to meet customer demands, adjusting to the changes in a business environment and...
An agile firm (one that demonstrates agility) has the capabilities and processes to respond to unexpected environmental changes. - AgilityAgile software developmentAgile software development is a group of software development methodologies based on iterative and incremental development, where requirements and solutions evolve through collaboration between self-organizing, cross-functional teams...
, a conceptual framework in computing - AnystreamAnystreamAnystream is an Internet software company that specializes in streaming media encoding technology.The company designs scalable software that automated the laborious process of encoding and transcoding media for demanding broadcast and production environments...
Agility, enterprise-based media encoding software.