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programmable en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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  • /pɹəʊˈɡɹæməbəl/ (UK)

Etymology

Etymology tree English program Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English programmable From program + -able.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Capable of being programmed.
    • This enables programmable tensiometry and fluid movement while insuring efficient energy transfer to the in-wheel electrostatic nanomotors. 2007 November 11, Phil Patton, “Far Out: Studios Imagine Smart Cars for a World Transformed by Robots”, in New York Times:

Deriveds

programmable read only memory · multiprogrammable · programmable logic controller · unprogrammable · field-programmable gate array · programmable logic array · microprogrammable · nonprogrammable · programmable read-only memory · programmable matter · erasable programmable logic device · EPROM · programmability

Relateds

timer

Translations (18)

fo forritsbærur (capable of being programmed) · ro programabil (capable of being programmed) · nn programmerbar (capable of being programmed) · sv programmerbar (capable of being programmed) · cs programovatelný (capable of being programmed) · fr programmable (capable of being programmed) · pt programável (capable of being programmed) · da programmerbar (capable of being programmed) · cmn 可編程 /可编程 (capable of being programmed) · nb programmerbar (capable of being programmed) · nrf programmabl'ye (capable of being programmed) · is forritanlegur (capable of being programmed) · pl programowalny (capable of being programmed) · cy rhaglenadwy (capable of being programmed) · he בר־תכנות (capable of being programmed) · de programmierbar (capable of being programmed) · fi ohjelmoitava (capable of being programmed) · es programable (capable of being programmed)

programmable en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (US) audio
  • /pɹəʊˈɡɹæməbəl/ (UK)

Etymology

Etymology tree English program Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English programmable From program + -able.

Meanings

  1. A calculator that allows the user to write programs.
    • Most of the important decision-making functions found on computers are available on TI programmables: Looping. Branching. Flags. Sub-routines. Yet there's no special language to learn. 1974, The Michigan Technic, volumes 93-95, page 33:

Forms

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Translations (1)

de programmierbarer Taschenrechner (calculator that allows the user to write programs)