"assistive" meaning in English

See assistive in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /əˈsɪstɪv/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-assistive.wav [Southern-England]
Etymology: assist + -ive Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|assist|ive}} assist + -ive Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} assistive (not comparable)
  1. Providing or designed to provide assistance, especially to persons with a disability Tags: not-comparable Derived forms: assistive technology
    Sense id: en-assistive-en-adj-UIiNdQ4y Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ive

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