writable

/ˈɹaɪtəbəl/
adj

Meaning

Capable of being written.
mutable
Capable of being written.
Capable of being written to.

Examples

Are sign languages writable?
The file is writable only for users in the admin group.
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.
In general, writable variables must have unique instances per processor executing a shader and therefore cannot be shared.

Word Forms

more writable most writable writeable

Etymology

Etymology tree
English write
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis
Proto-Italic *-ðlis
Latin -bilis
Latin -ābilis
Old French -ablebor.
Middle English -able
English -able
English writable
From write + -able.

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