Dictionary

draggable en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ˈdɹæɡəb(ə)l/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰregʰ- Proto-Indo-European *dʰrógʰ-e-ti Proto-Germanic *draganą Proto-West Germanic *dragan Old English dragan Middle English dragen Middle English draggen Low German draggeinflu. English drag Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English draggable From drag + -able.

Meanings

1. (not-comparable) Capable of being dragged.
   • Without a doubt, many programs would benefit if their listboxes and listviews supported dragging-and-dropping. Such listviews with draggable items are commonly used to gather items in a desired set for the user. 1995, Alan Cooper, About face: the essentials of user interface design:

Deriveds

undraggable · nondraggable

Relateds

drag and drop

draggable en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈdɹæɡəb(ə)l/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰregʰ- Proto-Indo-European *dʰrógʰ-e-ti Proto-Germanic *draganą Proto-West Germanic *dragan Old English dragan Middle English dragen Middle English draggen Low German draggeinflu. English drag Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English draggable From drag + -able.

Meanings

1. An item that can be dragged by the user.

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