enabled
Americanadjective
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Digital Technology. equipped for a specified extended, peripheral, or premium use (used in combination): web-enabled cell phones.
a Wi-Fi enabled thermostat;
web-enabled cell phones.
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noting or relating to a person living with a physical or mental disability who uses adaptive tools or assistive technology to engage in everyday activities and share public and private spaces with others.
Enabled employees are granted reasonable accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Sensitive Note
See able-bodied.
Etymology
Origin of enabled
Example Sentences
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The time restriction would be enabled by default settings on social media accounts for children aged 16 and 17, preventing them from accessing social media sites between midnight and 6:00 am.
From Barron's ● Aug. 6, 2026
"That enabled us to put more money across the board: women's football, grassroots football. We transformed the women's game."
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
They also enabled the addition of an essential source of nitrogen that the researchers had not expected.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 3, 2026
There are still debates about the origins of the virus, but the idea that Fauci created or enabled it in some way is ridiculous.
From Salon ● Aug. 1, 2026
Behind Mad-Eye’s eye, a telescopic attachment enabled Umbridge to spy on the workers on the other side of the door.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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