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configurable

/kənˈfɪ.ɡə.ɹə.bəl/

configurable adjective: capable of being configured; customisable; permitting rearrangement or adjustment.

Adjective

configurable (comparative more configurable, superlative most configurable)

  1. Capable of being configured; customisable; permitting rearrangement or adjustment.
    • CA's other offering, the Basic Desk, is configurable from a minimum single-terminal, dual-floppy disk system to a four-terminal version supporting multiple floppy and 10M-byte disks.1978 May 29, “Computer Automation, Inc.”, in Computer World, retrieved 02 Nov 2010
    • Configurable in sixty-four possible variations, the Honda Element is, hands-down, the jigsaw puzzle of transportation.2006 November 30, Alyssa Gruen, “New car models as versatile as a pair of blue jeans”, in Daily Orange, retrieved 02 Nov 2010

Forms of configurable

comparativemore configurable
superlativemost configurable

Origin of configurable

From configure + -able.

Words formed from configurable

Questions about configurable

What does configurable mean?
Configurable means capable of being configured; customisable; permitting rearrangement or adjustment.
What part of speech is configurable?
Configurable is an adjective.
How do you pronounce configurable?
Configurable is pronounced /kənˈfɪ.ɡə.ɹə.bəl/.

Words near configurable in the dictionary

  1. config
  2. configed
  3. configing
  4. configs
  5. configurability
  6. configurable
  7. configurably
  8. configural
  9. configurality
  10. configurally
  11. configurate

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