programmable

adj, noun — 2 senses

programmable

adj

UK /pɹəʊˈɡɹæməbəl/

Etymology From program + -able.

1

Capable of being programmed.

This enables programmable tensiometry and fluid movement while insuring efficient energy transfer to the in-wheel electrostatic nanomotors.2007 November 11, Phil Patton, “Far Out: Studios Imagine Smart Cars for a World Transformed by Robots”, in New York Times:

Derived terms: EPROM, erasable programmable logic device, field-programmable gate array, microprogrammable, multiprogrammable, nonprogrammable, programmability, programmable logic array, programmable logic controller, programmable matter, programmable read-only memory, programmable read only memory, unprogrammable
Related terms: timer

programmable

noun

Etymology From program + -able.

1

A calculator that allows the user to write programs.

Most of the important decision-making functions found on computers are available on TI programmables: Looping. Branching. Flags. Sub-routines. Yet there's no special language to learn.1974, The Michigan Technic, volumes 93-95, page 33:

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