programmable

English

Etymology

From program +‎ -able.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /pɹəʊˈɡɹæməbəl/
  • Audio (US):(file)

Adjective

programmable (not comparable)

  1. Capable of being programmed.
    • 2007 November 11, Phil Patton, “Far Out: Studios Imagine Smart Cars for a World Transformed by Robots”, in New York Times[1]:
      This enables programmable tensiometry and fluid movement while insuring efficient energy transfer to the in-wheel electrostatic nanomotors.

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Noun

programmable (plural programmables)

  1. A calculator that allows the user to write programs.
    • 1974, The Michigan Technic, volumes 93-95, page 33:
      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.

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French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /pʁɔ.ɡʁa.mabl/
  • Audio:(file)

Adjective

programmable (plural programmables)

  1. programmable

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