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 National Highway Traffic Safety Administration demanded that robotaxis be enabled to better follow instructions from first responders.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
Still, team principal Andrea Stella, while expressing his satisfaction that the upgrades had enabled them to engage in a fight for pole they did not expect, said Norris' pole was an "overachievement".
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2026
“It enabled us to expand the scope in ways that wouldn’t have been feasible before,” Sarandos said.
From Salon ● Jul. 23, 2026
On Wednesday the Korea Securities Depositary said that the quota of SK Hynix shares enabled for conversion is just 2.5%.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
The compass enabled sailors to perceive the earth’s magnetic field.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
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