writable en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈɹaɪtəbəl/
Etymology
Etymology tree English write Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English writable From write + -able.
Meanings
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Capable of being written.
Are sign languages writable?
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(of a file, qualifier:storage device, usually) Capable of being written to.
I burned my family's vacation photos onto a writable CD.
The following code snippet shows how to check whether a writable database already exists, and if not, create an editable copy.
2013, Patrick Alessi, Professional iOS Database Application Programming:The file is writable only for users in the admin group.
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mutable
In general, writable variables must have unique instances per processor executing a shader and therefore cannot be shared.
2009, Randi J. Rost, Bill M. Licea-Kane, Dan Ginsburg, OpenGL Shading Language:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| more writable | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic | |
| writeable | alternative | lexicographic | |
| most writable | Degree=Sup | lexicographic |
Antonyms
read-only (antonym(s) of “computing”)