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

Derived Forms

• addressability
  noun

Etymology

Origin of addressable

First recorded in 1950–55; address + -able

Example Sentences

AI applications, including business and consumer demand, supposedly represent $26.5 trillion, or 93%, of the alleged “total addressable market” SpaceX is chasing.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 10, 2026

Of the $28.5trn market that SpaceX has identified for its services, known as its total addressable market – $26.5trn of that is in AI.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

In its IPO paperwork, SpaceX estimated a so-called total addressable market—a business term for potential revenue opportunities—for the AI unit of around $26 trillion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

The two new products for AI agents mean the company is well-placed “to capture the growing addressable market in securing AI agents,” the analyst writes.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 29, 2026

Any terminal with an addressable cursor; the opposite of a glass tty.

From The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 by Steele, Guy L.