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

addressable

/ əˈdrɛsəbəl /

adjective

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

Derived Forms

• adˌdressaˈbility, noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of addressable¹

First recorded in 1950–55; address + -able