relocatable

[ ree-loh-key-tuh-buh l, ree-loh-key- ]

/ riˈloʊ keɪ tə bəl, ˌri loʊˈkeɪ- /

adjective

constructed so as to be movable; portable, prefabricated, or modular: relocatable classroom units.

Computers. (of a program, code, load module, etc.) capable of being loaded into and executed from different parts of main storage, with appropriate adjustment of address references.

noun

a structure that can be relocated.

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Origin of relocatable

First recorded in 1870–75; relocate + -able

OTHER WORDS FROM relocatable

re·lo·cat·a·bil·i·ty, noun

Words nearby relocatable

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