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

Other Word Forms

• addressability noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of addressable¹

First recorded in 1950–55; address + -able

Example Sentences

The total addressable market for that segment could be about $200 billion, Bank of America analysts said earlier this year.

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Whether social media is a social good is a different question, which isn’t addressable by antitrust enforcement.

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Devitt wrote in a research note that the increased investments DoorDash is making are “justified, as they will expand DoorDash’s addressable market and bolster the company’s product offerings on a global scale.”

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The company sees a total addressable market of $400 billion, retail and institutional, and believes that it will be a key beneficiary of the baby-boomer wealth transfer.

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“We believe these initiatives are justified, as they will expand DoorDash’s addressable market and bolster the company’s product offerings on a global scale,” Wedbush analysts wrote Thursday.

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