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| ex·ten·si·ble
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adj.
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| extensible | |
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| capable of being protruded or stretched or opened out; "an extensile tongue"; "an extensible measuring rule" [syn: extensile] [ant: inextensible] |
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extensible programming
Said of a system (e.g., program, file format, programming language, protocol, etc.) designed to easily allow the addition of new features at a later date, e.g. through the use of hooks, an API or plug-ins.
See also extend, forward compatible.
(1998-01-15)
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Extensible
Ex*ten"si*ble\, a. [Cf. F. extensible. See Extend.] Capable of being extended, whether in length or breadth; susceptible of enlargement; extensible; extendible; -- the opposite of contractible or compressible. "An extensible membrane" --Holder.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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