"addressability" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: addressabilities [plural]
Etymology: From address + -ability. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|address|ability}} address + -ability Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} addressability (countable and uncountable, plural addressabilities)
  1. (computing) The capability of a microprocessor etc. to deal with values of a certain size using a single instruction. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Computing Synonyms (capability to deal with values of certain size): bitness
    Sense id: en-addressability-en-noun-QkLcD39O Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'capability to deal with values of certain size': 55 25 20
  2. (computer graphics) The capability of a display surface or storage device to accommodate a specified number of uniquely identifiable points. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Computer graphics
    Sense id: en-addressability-en-noun-lQLZEtaU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ability, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 27 64 9 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ability: 32 42 25 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 27 64 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 26 67 7 Topics: computer-graphics, computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
  3. (micrographics) The capability of a specified field frame to contain a specific number of uniquely identifiable points. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-addressability-en-noun-2od7IAIn

Inflected forms

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Download raw JSONL data for addressability meaning in English (2.5kB)

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