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单词 nestable
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nestableadj.

Brit. /ˈnɛstəbl/, U.S. /ˈnɛstəb(ə)l/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: nest v., -able suffix.
Etymology: < nest v. + -able suffix.
Capable of being nested or packed within one another; (Computing, of subroutines, files, etc.) able to be embedded within similar objects to form a hierarchical structure. See nest v. 9.
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1934 Webster's New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. II. 1643/2 Nestable, that may be nested.
1936 D. M. Phelps Migration of Industry to S. Amer. iv. 73 Completed culverts..are shipped in what is known as ‘nestable’ form—that is, in halves which fit together nicely.
1957 Science 18 Jan. 128 (advt.) Nestable beakers. Extra heavy weight with broad easy pouring spouts.
1978 Aviation Week (Nexis) 4 Sept. 97 Nestable cones for use in space construction.
1986 A & B Computing Nov. 31/7 The conditional assembly option also allows nestable macro calls and the ability to set up new labels and word definition without the need to write a new block of assembly language code.
1997 Network Computing (Electronic ed.) 15 July E-mail clients should support nestable folders to at least one level deep (practical uses for nested folders will probably not go beyond two or three deep).
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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