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callable

callable adjective: that can be called.

Adjective

callable (not comparable)

  1. That can be called.
    • The list of server tasks is a compromise between only one task for all remotely callable subprograms and one task for each remotely callable subprogram.1989, Angel Alvarez, Ada: The Design Choice
    • Historically, all viable frameworks have always provided a mechanism to implement callbacks. C# goes one step further and encapsulates callbacks into callable objects called delegates.2010, Trey Nash, Accelerated C# 2010, page xxvi
  2. That may be redeemed by its holder before it matures.

Noun

callable (plural callables)

  1. An object of a type that can be called, such as a function.
    • The ctypes module can be used to create Python callables that wrap around arbitrary memory addresses.2013, David Beazley, Brian K. Jones, Python Cookbook: Recipes for Mastering Python 3
  2. A callable bond.

callable meaning in Tamil

callable in Tamil

அழைக்கத் தகு, மீளழைப்பு

Forms of callable

pluralcallables

Origin of callable

From call + -able.

Words formed from callable

Phrases with callable

Questions about callable

What does callable mean?
Callable means that can be called.
What is callable in Tamil?
Callable in Tamil is அழைக்கத் தகு, மீளழைப்பு. See Callable meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is callable?
Callable can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near callable in the dictionary

  1. calla
  2. calla lilies
  3. calla lily
  4. Callabar
  5. callability
  6. callable
  7. callable bond
  8. callable bonds
  9. callables
  10. Callaeci
  11. callaeid

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Adapted from Wiktionary: callable (page history and authors); callable (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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