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editable, a.
Brit. |ˈɛdɪtəbl|, U.S. |ˈɛdədəb(ə)l|
[‹ edit v. + -able suffix.]
1. Of text, film, etc.: capable of being edited; liable to be edited.
1935Speculum 10 229 Among other texts suggested as deserving modern editions are: (1) Odo of Deuil, De Ludovici VII Profectione in Orientem,..appearing only in extract in the M.G.H., but readily editable from a unique manuscript of the thirteenth century. 1962A. Nisbett Technique Sound Studio vi. 115 Discreetly discourage phrases such as ‘as I've just said’, and retake if they are not clearly editable. 1995Richmond (Va.) Times-Dispatch 22 June a17/4 The Court implied that only mottos ‘not ideologically neutral’ were editable.
2. Computing. Designating data, software, etc., that can be modified freely by the user.
1971Science 11 June (advt.) Any program on the tape can be located in a maximum of 27 seconds..! Editable, programmable search permits ‘chaining’ of programs which exceed 512 steps. 1982Computerworld 8 Mar. 75/3 Qwint Systems, Inc. is offering two electronic editable memory versions of its desktop/portable teleprinter product line. 1992Chess Monthly Sept. 44/1 (advt.) One of the best features of the Chess Machine is that its 55,000 move library is editable, that is, you can personally add lines up to 50 moves long to the opening book. 2000Ralph 7 July 36/4 CD-R is cheap to adopt and the quality high, but it lacks MD's brilliant ‘editable’ user-friendliness. |