writable

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈɹaɪtəbəl/

Adjective

writable

1. Capable of being written.

   Are sign languages writable?

2. (computing, of a file, storage device, etc.) 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.

3. (programming) mutable
   • 2009, Randi J. Rost, ‎Bill M. Licea-Kane, ‎Dan Ginsburg, OpenGL Shading Language

     In general, writable variables must have unique instances per processor executing a shader and therefore cannot be shared.

Antonyms

• (computing) read-only

Related terms

• (computing) readable

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