Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

backspaceable

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: backspace-able
IPA

27

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Supporting a backspace function.

Example Sentences

"The reason was to allow the newer backspaceable Teletypes and their code-compatible derivatives to represent the international character sets more readily."
"Anyway, the standard does allow for non-backspaceable files, at the compiler's choice."

Etymology

From backspace + -able.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: backspace

Questions

What does backspaceable mean?: Supporting a backspace function.
Where does backspaceable come from?: From backspace + -able.

How to pronounce backspaceable

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