scalability
/ˌskeɪləˈbɪləti
/(also scaleability)
noun [mass noun]
1The capacity to be changed in size or scale: scalability of the service has not been an issue...
- We are improving flexibility, scalability, and deployability of the medical force through the initiative.
- We are looking for scalability in terms of sizing, cost, and performance.
- They offer a means of decreasing the electrical insulator thickness without decreasing the physical thickness for improved scalability.
1.1The ability of a computing process to be used or produced in a range of capabilities: the key is the scalability of the software devices designed to improve the reliability and scalability of a website...
- SAN bandwidth scalability is classified according to the topology of the SAN.
- These interconnect devices are designed to provide any-to-any connectivity between all attached devices plus linear throughput scalability.
- Database scalability is a many-headed hydra that's hard to define, let alone tame.