addressable

[ uh-dres-uh-buhl ]

adjective
  1. capable of being addressed.

  2. Television. (of a cable-TV system) capable of addressing or calling up any available channel.

  1. Computers. (of stored information) capable of being accessed.

Origin of addressable

1
First recorded in 1950–55; address + -able

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British Dictionary definitions for addressable

addressable

/ (əˈdrɛsəbəl) /


adjective
  1. computing possessing or capable of being reached by an address

Derived forms of addressable

  • addressability, noun

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