Dictionary

targetability en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree English target Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin -abilitas Middle French -abletébor. Middle English -ablete English -ability English targetability From target + -ability.

Meanings

1. (uncountable, usually) The quality of being targetable.
   • the targetability of civilians in warfare
2. (uncountable, usually) The potential to be aimed at or customised for a specific market.
   • Digital signs, Ms. Senese said, offer “immense creativity, flexibility and targetability for different demographics, which was really never an option for out-of-home advertising.” 2007 January 11, Louise Story, “Digital Billboard Up Ahead: New-Wave Sign or Hazard?”, in New York Times:

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retargetability