"programmable" meaning in English

See programmable in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /pɹəʊˈɡɹæməbəl/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-programmable.wav
Etymology: From program + -able. Etymology templates: {{af|en|program|-able}} program + -able Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} programmable (not comparable)
  1. Capable of being programmed. Tags: not-comparable Derived forms: EPROM, erasable programmable logic device, field-programmable gate array, programmability, programmable logic array, programmable logic controller, programmable matter, programmable read only memory, programmable read-only memory Related terms: timer Translations (capable of being programmed): 可編程 (Chinese Mandarin), 可编程 (kěbiānchéng) (Chinese Mandarin), programovatelný (Czech), programmerbar (Danish), forritsbærur (Faroese), ohjelmoitava (Finnish), programmable (French), programmierbar (German), בר־תכנות (Hebrew), forritanlegur (Icelandic), programmabl'ye (Norman), programmerbar (Norwegian Bokmål), programmerbar (Norwegian Nynorsk), programowalny (Polish), programável (Portuguese), programabil (Romanian), programable (Spanish), programmerbar (Swedish), rhaglenadwy (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-programmable-en-adj-5yQdnUUN

Noun

IPA: /pɹəʊˈɡɹæməbəl/ [UK] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-programmable.wav Forms: programmables [plural]
Etymology: From program + -able. Etymology templates: {{af|en|program|-able}} program + -able Head templates: {{en-noun}} programmable (plural programmables)
  1. A calculator that allows the user to write programs. Translations (calculator that allows the user to write programs): programmierbarer Taschenrechner [masculine] (German)
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Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "program"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/pɹəʊˈɡɹæməbəl/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
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    }
  ],
  "translations": [
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "calculator that allows the user to write programs",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "programmierbarer Taschenrechner"
    }
  ],
  "word": "programmable"
}

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