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addressable

[ uh-dres-uh-buhl ]

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

/ əˈdrɛsəbəl /

adjective

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

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Derived Forms

  • adˌdressaˈbility, noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of addressable1

First recorded in 1950–55; address + -able

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