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rewritability

rewritability noun: the state or condition of being rewritable.

Noun

rewritability (uncountable)

  1. The state or condition of being rewritable.
    • This is different from the rewritability of DVD-RW and is closer in function to a "removable hard drive" than to an optical disc.2004, Bruce C. Nazarian, DVD Studio Pro 2: The Complete Guide to DVD Authoring, page xlix
    • The apparent challenges in these methods are the durability of the writings, the toxicity of the inks and the rewritability of the papers.2011, Peidong Yang, The Chemistry of Nanostructured Materials, page 28

Origin of rewritability

From rewrite + -ability.

Questions about rewritability

What does rewritability mean?
Rewritability means the state or condition of being rewritable.
What part of speech is rewritability?
Rewritability is a noun.

Words near rewritability in the dictionary

  1. rewrapping
  2. rewrappings
  3. rewraps
  4. rewring
  5. rewrit
  6. rewritability
  7. rewritable
  8. rewrite
  9. rewrite history
  10. rewrite man
  11. rewrite men

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