addressable

American  

[uh-dres-uh-buhl] / əˈdrɛs ə bəl /

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.

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addressable British  

/ əˈdrɛsəbəl /

adjective

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

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Other Word Forms

• addressability
  noun

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Etymology

Origin of addressable

First recorded in 1950–55; address + -able

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

addressable

Jefferies estimates a total addressable market for this illness in the U.S. of $900 million-$1.6 billion annually, adding that is a conservative assessment.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

The introduction of a foldable phone expands Apple’s total addressable market and could gain mainstream adoption over time, analysts believe.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 22, 2026

By that point, he expects the total addressable market for supporting chip components to reach between $60 billion and $65 billion — or even more.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026

SpaceX’s claim is that its total addressable market is nearly 90 percent of the United States’ gross domestic product.

From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2026

The assumption that bits and addressable units within an object are      ordered in the same way and that this order is a constant of      nature.

From The Jargon File, Version 2.9.10, 01 Jul 1992 by Eric S. Raymond

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