writable
adj/ˈɹaɪtəbəl/
Etymology From write + -able.
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Capable of being written.
- Are sign languages writable?
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Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Sciences Usually, Of a file 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.
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- The following code snippet shows how to check whether a writable database already exists, and if not, create an editable copy.2013, Patrick Alessi, Professional iOS Database Application Programming:
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Computing, Engineering, Mathematics, Natural sciences, Physical sciences, Programming, Sciences mutable
- In general, writable variables must have unique instances per processor executing a shader and therefore cannot be shared.2009, Randi J. Rost, Bill M. Licea-Kane, Dan Ginsburg, OpenGL Shading Language: