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clickable en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈklɪkəbəl/
• (UK) audio

Etymology

c. 1943 (entertainment), c. 1965 (manufacturing), c. 1985 (computing) click + -able

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) That establishes rapport with an audience.
2. (not-comparable, of a rigid plastic foam) That retains its shape after being cut by a blade or punched by a die.
3. (not-comparable) Causing some action to occur when clicked with a mouse or other pointing device.
   • Putting a clickable link in your post is easy.

Deriveds

clickably · clickability · unclickable · nonclickable

Synonyms

hot

Translations (6)

pt clicável (computing) · fi napsautettava (computing) · cy cliciadwy (computing) · sk klikateľný (computing) · sv klickbar (computing) · fr cliquable (computing)

clickable en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈklɪkəbəl/
• (UK) audio

Etymology

c. 1943 (entertainment), c. 1965 (manufacturing), c. 1985 (computing) click + -able

Meanings

1. Any element that can be clicked by the user.
   • The design strategy was to boil down the story's 17 pages to simple language, 5 sing-along songs and 5 games, with about 100 total clickables throughout the program. 1993, Children's Software Revue, volumes 1-4, page 13:

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