addressability
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
21
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
The capability of a microprocessor etc. to deal with values of a certain size using a single instruction.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
The capability of a display surface or storage device to accommodate a specified number of uniquely identifiable points.
Countable; Uncountable
noun
The capability of a specified field frame to contain a specific number of uniquely identifiable points.
Countable; Uncountable
Example Sentences
- "64-bit addressability means that a single machine instruction can operate on a value stored in eight bytes."
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Old French a- Vulgar Latin *dīrēctiāre Old French drecier Old French adrecierbor. Middle English adressen English address Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin -abilitas Middle French -abletébor. Middle English -ablete English -ability English addressability From address + -ability.