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serializable

Syllables: se·ri·a·li·za·ble

serializable adjective: that can be serialized.

Adjective

serializable (not comparable)

  1. That can be serialized.
    • This implies that the fields must be either of primitive types or of class types that are themselves serializable.2002, Ivor Horton, Beginning Java 2: SDK 1.4 Edition
    • If a class is serializable, all of its subclasses are also serializable.2006, Herbert Schildt, Java: The Complete Reference

Origin of serializable

From serialize + -able.

Words formed from serializable

Questions about serializable

What does serializable mean?
Serializable means that can be serialized.
What part of speech is serializable?
Serializable is an adjective.

Words near serializable in the dictionary

  1. serialistic
  2. serialists
  3. serialities
  4. seriality
  5. serializability
  6. serializable
  7. serialization
  8. serializations
  9. serialize
  10. serialized
  11. serializer

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