writable

English

Alternative forms

• writeable

Etymology

From write +‎ -able.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹaɪtəbəl/
• Hyphenation: writ‧a‧ble
• Rhymes: -aɪtəbəl

Adjective

writable (comparative more writable, superlative most writable)

1. Capable of being written.

   Are sign languages writable?

2. (computing, of a file, storage device, etc.) Capable of being written to.

   The file is writable only for users in the admin group.

   I burned my family's vacation photos onto a writable CD.

   • 2013, Patrick Alessi, Professional iOS Database Application Programming:

     The following code snippet shows how to check whether a writable database already exists, and if not, create an editable copy.

3. (programming) mutable
   • 2009, Randi J. Rost, Bill M. Licea-Kane, Dan Ginsburg, OpenGL Shading Language:

     In general, writable variables must have unique instances per processor executing a shader and therefore cannot be shared.

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “computing”): read-only

Related terms

• (computing): readable