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addressable

American  
[uh-dres-uh-buhl] / əˈdrɛs ə bəl /

adjective

  1. capable of being addressed.

  2. Television. (of a cable-TV system) capable of addressing or calling up any available channel.

  3. Computers. (of stored information) capable of being accessed.

addressable British  
/ əˈdrɛsəbəl /

adjective

  1. computing possessing or capable of being reached by an address

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Other Word Forms

  • addressability noun

Etymology

Origin of addressable

First recorded in 1950–55; address + -able

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