erasable

adj, noun — 2 senses

erasable

adj

Etymology From erase + -able.

1

Capable of being erased

  • The Virginiola was recovered; the abstracted sheet was cunningly replaced, probably certain erasable marks that had been put in for fuller disguise were removed, and Mr Powis received back his property with formal regrets.1923, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], “(please specify the page)”, in The Eyes of Max Carrados, London: Grant Richards, →OCLC:
  • Avoid the frustration of time-consuming do-overs on school projects. Try Crayola Erasable Markers, Crayons & colored pencils.2006 Crayola Markers, Binney & Smith, Inc. [advertisement on box]
Synonyms
delible
Antonyms
unerasable, recordable
Derived terms
erasable programmable logic device, erasable programmable read-only memory, erasably, inerasable, nonerasable, unerasable
Related terms
eraser, rubber, rub out

erasable

noun

Etymology From erase + -able.

1

Any recording medium whose contents can be erased.

  • With the addition of the erasables, the company now offers what it describes as "a complete family" of optical recording products, including Videodisk, CD-ROM, CD-audio, and write-once units.1986, Photonics Spectra, volume 20:

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