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brushable

brushable

5.9
Can be selected with a brush tool in an image or chart
  • adjective
  • /ˈbrʌʃəbl/
  • Specialized
: editable
  • In this visualization, each point is brushable so users can interactively explore the data.

Examples

  • The software update made more chart elements brushable for easier data selection.

  • Can you make this layer brushable?

  • Only the brushable areas of the image can be highlighted for editing.

  • The new software features a brushable interface.

  • Only the brushable areas of the image can be highlighted for editing.

  • The software update made more chart elements brushable for easier data selection.

  • In this visualization, each point is brushable so users can interactively explore the data.

Surface Forms

brushable positive

Morphology

brushable = brush (transparent) = brush + able

Formed from the verb 'brush' plus '-able'; although used in a technical/software context, the composition is clearly derivable.

Etymology

Brushable in a digital sense uses the same idea: a brush on the screen 'paints' over areas to select them and -able means 'able to be'. A helpful way to remember this sense is to think of moving a paintbrush on the screen to 'highlight' or 'choose' items, so they are 'brushable'.