Speakur

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executable

/ˈɛksəkjutəbl/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.80 in modern English

Syllables
ex-e-cutable
IPA
/ˈɛksəkjutəbl/
21
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Capable of being executed.

noun

A file that can be run directly by a computer's hardware or a p-code interpreter with no further processing.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English execute Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English executable From execute + -able.

Inflected Forms

executables (plural)

Derived Forms

inexecutable nonexecutable unexecutable

Phrases

executable code position-independent executable portable executable

Frequently Paired Words

binary

Synonyms

feasible practicable viable workable

Questions

How do you pronounce executable?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɛksəkjutəbl/.
What does executable mean?
Capable of being executed.
Where does executable come from?
Etymology tree English execute Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Italic *-ðlom Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English executable From execute + -able.

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