clickable meaning: definition, etymology and quotations

clickable

adj

/ˈklɪkəbəl/

Etymology c. 1943 (entertainment), c. 1965 (manufacturing), c. 1985 (computing) click + -able

Entertainment, Lifestyle That establishes rapport with an audience.

Business, Manufacturing Of a rigid plastic foam That retains its shape after being cut by a blade or punched by a die.

Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences Causing some action to occur when clicked with a mouse or other pointing device.

Putting a clickable link in your post is easy.

Synonyms: hot
Derived terms: clickability, clickably, nonclickable, unclickable

clickable

noun

Etymology c. 1943 (entertainment), c. 1965 (manufacturing), c. 1985 (computing) click + -able

Computing, Engineering, Graphical user interface, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences Any element that can be clicked by the user.

The design strategy was to boil down the story's 17 pages to simple language, 5 sing-along songs and 5 games, with about 100 total clickables throughout the program.1993, Children's Software Revue, volumes 1-4, page 13: