writableadj.

Brit.

/ˈrʌɪtəbl/, U.S.

/ˈraɪdəb(ə)l/

Forms: 1500s wrytable, 1600s– writable, 1700s– writeable.

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

Etymology: < write v. + -able suffix.

1. Capable of being written; suitable or appropriate to be expressed in writing.

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society > communication > writing > state of having been written > [adjective] > capable of being

writable?1575

?1575 tr. H. Niclaes Introductio vii. f. 38^v The Worde which is wrytable.

1662 A. Bury Bow 3 The Bow it self (not the story of it) was written: therefore it was writable: therefore a form of words.

1782 F. Burney Let. Nov. in Early Jrnls. & Lett. (2012) V. 144 The talk was by no means writable, but very pleasant.

1856 A. Money & G. H. Money Sevastopol ii. xiii. 367 On neither occasion was either name pronounceable or writeable by a soul on board.

1913 G. B. Shaw Let. 26 Mar. in Bernard Shaw & Mrs. P. Campbell (1952) 104 I have written everything that is writeable: The rest must be viva voce.

1986 Byte May 14/2 C is an easily writable language and was designed to effectively express algorithms in a minimum of space.

2020 Spectator (Nexis) 18 Apr. The nasty, barely writeable truth is that..the problem of ageing societies..will have been solved.

2. Suitable, appropriate, or available for writing on; capable of being written with.

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society > communication > writing > writing materials > writing instrument > [adjective] > suitable for writing with

writable1827

1827 T. Unwins Let. 5 June in S. Unwins Mem. T. Unwins (1858) II. 51 He has only to lay before him..a fair sheet of paper, fill up all the writable space, and then send it.

1844 E. B. Barrett Let. 6 Sept. in Lett. to R. H. Horne (1877) I. 267 I am turning this pen round and round to find a writable side to it.

1931 Times 17 Sept. 10/1 We should still have provided a more or less writeable pencil.

2020 K. Burns in C. Forrest & M. Halbert Beyond Information Commons ii. 87 We have run into issues with people drawing on the wrong walls... We are looking to add more writable/whiteboard surfaces.

3. Computing. Of memory, a storage device, etc.: capable of having data written to it (see write v. 13).In quot. 1961 in non-writable.

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1961 A. S. Jackson et al. Terminal Area Sequencing & Control (TRW Computers Company) 15 One other track (non-writable) contains a permanent copy of the paper tape load program.]

1964 Bell Syst. Techn. Jrnl. 43 1847 A high-speed readable and writable memory (call store) for storing call progress data.

1983 Sci. Amer. Mar. 43/2 Endowing a computer with a writable control store is a way of removing the hardware barrier from user microprogramming.

2001 Working from Home Mar. 38/1 There are two types of CD that you can write to. The first is CD-R or writable disk... You can only write to these once so they are ideal for mass storage of any of your records.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021).

单词	writable
释义	writableadj. Brit. /ˈrʌɪtəbl/, U.S. /ˈraɪdəb(ə)l/ Forms: 1500s wrytable, 1600s– writable, 1700s– writeable. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: write v., -able suffix. Etymology: < write v. + -able suffix. 1. Capable of being written; suitable or appropriate to be expressed in writing. ΘΠ society > communication > writing > state of having been written > [adjective] > capable of being writable?1575 ?1575 tr. H. Niclaes Introductio vii. f. 38^v The Worde which is wrytable. 1662 A. Bury Bow 3 The Bow it self (not the story of it) was written: therefore it was writable: therefore a form of words. 1782 F. Burney Let. Nov. in Early Jrnls. & Lett. (2012) V. 144 The talk was by no means writable, but very pleasant. 1856 A. Money & G. H. Money Sevastopol ii. xiii. 367 On neither occasion was either name pronounceable or writeable by a soul on board. 1913 G. B. Shaw Let. 26 Mar. in Bernard Shaw & Mrs. P. Campbell (1952) 104 I have written everything that is writeable: The rest must be viva voce. 1986 Byte May 14/2 C is an easily writable language and was designed to effectively express algorithms in a minimum of space. 2020 Spectator (Nexis) 18 Apr. The nasty, barely writeable truth is that..the problem of ageing societies..will have been solved. 2. Suitable, appropriate, or available for writing on; capable of being written with. ΘΠ society > communication > writing > writing materials > writing instrument > [adjective] > suitable for writing with writable1827 1827 T. Unwins Let. 5 June in S. Unwins Mem. T. Unwins (1858) II. 51 He has only to lay before him..a fair sheet of paper, fill up all the writable space, and then send it. 1844 E. B. Barrett Let. 6 Sept. in Lett. to R. H. Horne (1877) I. 267 I am turning this pen round and round to find a writable side to it. 1931 Times 17 Sept. 10/1 We should still have provided a more or less writeable pencil. 2020 K. Burns in C. Forrest & M. Halbert Beyond Information Commons ii. 87 We have run into issues with people drawing on the wrong walls... We are looking to add more writable/whiteboard surfaces. 3. Computing. Of memory, a storage device, etc.: capable of having data written to it (see write v. 13).In quot. 1961 in non-writable. ΚΠ 1961 A. S. Jackson et al. Terminal Area Sequencing & Control (TRW Computers Company) 15 One other track (non-writable) contains a permanent copy of the paper tape load program.] 1964 Bell Syst. Techn. Jrnl. 43 1847 A high-speed readable and writable memory (call store) for storing call progress data. 1983 Sci. Amer. Mar. 43/2 Endowing a computer with a writable control store is a way of removing the hardware barrier from user microprogramming. 2001 Working from Home Mar. 38/1 There are two types of CD that you can write to. The first is CD-R or writable disk... You can only write to these once so they are ideal for mass storage of any of your records. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021). < adj.?1575
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