programmable

American  

[proh-gram-uh-buhl, proh-gram-] / ˈproʊ græm ə bəl, proʊˈgræm- /

Or programable

adjective

1. capable of being programmed.

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noun

1. an electronic device, as a calculator or telephone, that can be programmed to perform specific tasks.

programmable British  

/ prəʊˈɡræməbəl /

adjective

1. (esp of a device or operation) capable of being programmed for automatic operation or computer processing

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Other Word Forms

• nonprogrammable adjective
• programmability noun
• reprogrammable adjective
• unprogrammable adjective

Etymology

Origin of programmable

First recorded in 1955–60; program + -able

Example Sentences

Using this new approach, the researchers created a programmable smart skin made from hydrogel, a soft, water-rich material.

From Science Daily

That earlier study focused on combining mechanical properties with programmable transitions from flat to three-dimensional forms.

From Science Daily

The company’s lending business, for instance, was “optimized for loss minimization,” he wrote on X. “Lending never became programmable, never became identity-driven, and never became a reason for merchants or consumers to choose PayPal over something else.”

From MarketWatch

When a smart brick gets near a tag or minifig, it emits programmable sounds and lights.

From The Wall Street Journal

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Michigan made the world’s smallest, fully programmable, autonomous robots, packing significant capacities into a tiny device.

From The Wall Street Journal