Scalable
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈskeɪ.lə.bl̩/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Scalable is an adjective meaning Capable of being climbed.
Meaning
Capable of being climbed.
More Meanings
- Able to be changed in scale; resizeable.
- (computing, logistics, business) Able to greatly increase in capacity, with relative ease.
- (manufacturing, of an engineering drawing or its features) Suitable to provide accurate dimensions to manufacturing staff by being measured and having the measurements multiplied by the scale factor.
Example Sentences
Most systems have a small host table, but it cannot be used for all applications because it is not scalable and does not have a standard method for automatic distribution.
To use one of the ugliest words in the contemporary lexicon, Glasman and his colleagues believe that micro-democracy is scalable: get it right at the local level, and the rest will follow.
Synonyms for scalable
Depending on context, synonyms include ascendable, ascendible, climbable.
Antonyms for scalable
Common opposites include unscalable, ungrowable.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include ascendible, ascendable, climbable, scaling, projection, extensible.
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