"configurable" meaning in English

See configurable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /kənˈfɪ.ɡə.ɹə.bəl/ Forms: more configurable [comparative], most configurable [superlative]
Etymology: From configure + -able. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|configure|able}} configure + -able Head templates: {{en-adj}} configurable (comparative more configurable, superlative most configurable)
  1. Capable of being configured; customisable; permitting rearrangement or adjustment. Derived forms: configurably, nonconfigurable, unconfigurable Translations (capable of being configured): muunneltava (Finnish), konfigurierbar (German), testre szabható (Hungarian), configurabil (Romanian), конфигурируемый (konfigurirujemyj) (Russian), configurable (Spanish)
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      "sense": "capable of being configured",
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      "sense": "capable of being configured",
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      "sense": "capable of being configured",
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      "sense": "capable of being configured",
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      "sense": "capable of being configured",
      "word": "конфигурируемый"
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      "code": "es",
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      "sense": "capable of being configured",
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