"clickable" meaning in English

See clickable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Audio: en-uk-clickable.ogg
Etymology: c. 1943 (entertainment), c. 1965 (manufacturing), c. 1985 (computing) click + -able Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|click|able}} click + -able Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} clickable (not comparable)
  1. (entertainment) That establishes rapport with an audience. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-clickable-en-adj-6cfTGCRQ Topics: entertainment, lifestyle
  2. (manufacturing, of a rigid plastic foam) That retains its shape after being cut by a blade or punched by a die. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Manufacturing
    Sense id: en-clickable-en-adj-gQpY7eMg Topics: business, manufacturing
  3. (computing) Causing some action to occur when clicked with a mouse or other pointing device. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Computing Translations (computing): napsautettava (Finnish), clicável (Portuguese), klickbar (Swedish), cliciadwy (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-clickable-en-adj-Ui0ftNU~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -able, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 10 61 17 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -able: 15 13 51 21 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 8 6 78 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 14 9 59 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 9 63 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 13 10 60 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 12 13 56 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 11 9 65 15 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 13 10 64 13 Topics: computing, engineering, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences Disambiguation of 'computing': 4 10 85
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: clickability, clickably, nonclickable, unclickable

Noun

Audio: en-uk-clickable.ogg Forms: clickables [plural]
Etymology: c. 1943 (entertainment), c. 1965 (manufacturing), c. 1985 (computing) click + -able Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|click|able}} click + -able Head templates: {{en-noun}} clickable (plural clickables)
  1. (computing, graphical user interface) Any element that can be clicked by the user. Categories (topical): Computing, Graphical user interface

Inflected forms

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