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preemptible

American  
[pree-emp-tuh-buhl] / priˈɛmp tə bəl /
Sometimes pre-emptible

adjective

  1. able to be supplanted, taken over, or appropriated.

    These advertising spots cost half as much because they are more preemptible, among other reasons.

    A preemptible resource can be involuntarily and temporarily removed from a task without affecting the task's execution state or result.


Etymology

Origin of preemptible

preempt ( def. ) + -ible ( def. )

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