printableadj.

Brit.

/ˈprɪntəbl/, U.S.

/ˈprɪn(t)əb(ə)l/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: print v., -able suffix.

Etymology: < print v. + -able suffix.

1. Capable of being printed; fit to print; (esp. of language, statements, etc.) that would be acceptable in print as regards decency, propriety, etc.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > printing > material to be printed > [adjective] > capable of being printed

printable1827

society > communication > printing > material to be printed > [adjective] > fit to be printed

printable1862

1827 Lady Morgan O'Briens & O'Flahertys IV. 361 All the blockheads and blockheadesses think themselves printable.

1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. III. iv. iv. 256 Such ground-scheme,..still legible and printable, we shall now,..present to the reader.

1862 Temple Bar 5 293 Lemaire..called him names not printable in these prim days.

1891 J. D. Campbell in Athenæum 31 Oct. 583/3 Talfourd had printed..all in the letters that was printable in 1837 and 1848.

1924 P. G. Wodehouse Bill the Conqueror 170 It would have taken him ten minutes to reply, and scarcely a word of his remarks would have been printable.

1942 H. L. Mencken Diary 19 Aug. (1989) 212 I might be good for a printable book of my own.

1994 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 1 June 8/3 Printable words are inadequate to express my disgust at L. Addison's smear of the late Jackie Onassis and her second husband.

2. Capable of being printed from; suitable for use in printing; from which a print or prints can be made.

ΘΚΠ

society > communication > printing > types, blocks, or plates > [adjective] > capable of being printed from

printable1860

1860 Times 13 Mar. 7/1 If in like manner any new stuff had been discovered which could be made into printable paper there would be an end of the controversy.

1885 Manch. Examiner 22 June 5/7 Of all the modern methods of producing printable plates, heliogravure stands undoubtedly pre-eminent.

1911 Trenton (New Jersey) Evening Times 18 May 15/8 (advt.) We now charge only for those films and plates which produce printable negatives.

1978 Amateur Photographer 29 Nov. 128/3 That says a lot for Tri-X film, which was still able to deliver a printable neg, even with 16 times too much exposure.

2004 Printing World (Nexis) 3 June 26 Taking finished work, doing layout and producing printable plates/film etc.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	printable
释义	printableadj. Brit. /ˈprɪntəbl/, U.S. /ˈprɪn(t)əb(ə)l/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: print v., -able suffix. Etymology: < print v. + -able suffix. 1. Capable of being printed; fit to print; (esp. of language, statements, etc.) that would be acceptable in print as regards decency, propriety, etc. ΘΚΠ society > communication > printing > material to be printed > [adjective] > capable of being printed printable1827 society > communication > printing > material to be printed > [adjective] > fit to be printed printable1862 1827 Lady Morgan O'Briens & O'Flahertys IV. 361 All the blockheads and blockheadesses think themselves printable. 1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. III. iv. iv. 256 Such ground-scheme,..still legible and printable, we shall now,..present to the reader. 1862 Temple Bar 5 293 Lemaire..called him names not printable in these prim days. 1891 J. D. Campbell in Athenæum 31 Oct. 583/3 Talfourd had printed..all in the letters that was printable in 1837 and 1848. 1924 P. G. Wodehouse Bill the Conqueror 170 It would have taken him ten minutes to reply, and scarcely a word of his remarks would have been printable. 1942 H. L. Mencken Diary 19 Aug. (1989) 212 I might be good for a printable book of my own. 1994 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) 1 June 8/3 Printable words are inadequate to express my disgust at L. Addison's smear of the late Jackie Onassis and her second husband. 2. Capable of being printed from; suitable for use in printing; from which a print or prints can be made. ΘΚΠ society > communication > printing > types, blocks, or plates > [adjective] > capable of being printed from printable1860 1860 Times 13 Mar. 7/1 If in like manner any new stuff had been discovered which could be made into printable paper there would be an end of the controversy. 1885 Manch. Examiner 22 June 5/7 Of all the modern methods of producing printable plates, heliogravure stands undoubtedly pre-eminent. 1911 Trenton (New Jersey) Evening Times 18 May 15/8 (advt.) We now charge only for those films and plates which produce printable negatives. 1978 Amateur Photographer 29 Nov. 128/3 That says a lot for Tri-X film, which was still able to deliver a printable neg, even with 16 times too much exposure. 2004 Printing World (Nexis) 3 June 26 Taking finished work, doing layout and producing printable plates/film etc. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2007; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1827
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