scalable
pronunciation
How to pronounce scalable in British English:
UK ['skeɪləbl]
How to pronounce scalable in American English:
US ['skeɪləbəl]
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- Adjective:
- capable of being scaled; possible to scale
Word Origin
- scalable (adj.)
- 1570s, "able to be climbed;" see scale (v.1) + -able. From 1936 as "able to be graded by scale." Related: Scalably; scalability.
Example
- 1. Scalable approaches to parallel computation have to take two things into account : tasks and data .
- 2. Applications must be highly available and scalable , requiring designs that support concurrency and distribution .
- 3. The pixel data is scalable .
- 4. Scalable screen font files can not be edited !
- 5. Developing and embedding sustainable and scalable modern practices .