"programmable" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /pɹəʊˈɡɹæməbəl/ [UK]
Etymology: program + -able Etymology templates: {{suffix|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 Categories (other): English terms suffixed with -able Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -able: 45 55

Noun

IPA: /pɹəʊˈɡɹæməbəl/ [UK] Forms: programmables [plural]
Etymology: program + -able Etymology templates: {{suffix|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)
    Sense id: en-programmable-en-noun-irbKzz3~ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -able Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 65 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -able: 45 55

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