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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

extensibility en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ɛkˌstɛn.səˈbɪ.lə.ti/ (US)
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Etymology

Etymology tree English extensible Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English extensibility From extensible + -ity.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable, usually) The capability of being extended.
  2. (uncountable, usually) The capability of being extended. ▸ A quality of design that takes possible future advances into consideration and attempts to accommodate them.

Forms

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extensibilities Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

hyperextensibility

Relateds

forward compatibility · future-proofing · Extensible Markup Language

Translations (9)

de Erweiterbarkeit (capability of being extended) · gv yn-sheeyntaght (capability of being extended) · ca extensibilitat (capability of being extended) · bg разтегаемост (capability of being extended) · it prolungabilità (capability of being extended) · el εκτατότητα (capability of being extended) · it estensibilità (capability of being extended) · cs rozšiřitelnost (capability of being extended) · pt extensibilidade (capability of being extended)