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editable

editable

1 3.5
Can be changed in a document or file
  • adjective
  • /ˈɛdɪtəbl/
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  • The app now handles shared-link URLs, and file and folder descriptions are now viewable and editable from within the app.
  • editable text
  • editable documents
  • editable pages

You share a spreadsheet publicly and I made it editable.

Examples

  • In Photoshop CS4, the File Info dialogue now contains 13 sections, some of which are editable, such as the Description section shown in Figure 2.

    Academic text (2009)

  • Its content is fully editable by a client who is running a multi-faceted business with little technical experience.

    Blog text (20)

  • Let's go ahead and make this an editable object.

  • Here it is again, as an editable Word document.

    Blog text (16)

  • Presentations are searchable, editable, and available in 20 different languages.

    Academic text (2012)

  • I like OpenStreetMap because its data is freely available and editable.

    Blog text (12)

  • Editable text boxes for every day, so you can add holidays or other reminders.

    Blog text (6)

  • The widget can be further customized and is fully editable.

    Blog text (32)

  • Programs such as Draft:Builder 6 (Don Johnston) offer editable writing templates that can be adapted to different types and genres of writing.

    Academic text (2014)

  • You can easily create an editable report that anyone on the team can modify.

Synonyms

modifiable
vseditable
1 5.1

Can be changed to fit new needs

is limited to being changed specifically in documents or files
writable
vseditable
  • Specialized
1 3.5

Able to be written on or to hold new data

refers specifically to making further changes to existing document content
amendable
vseditable
1 6.0

Able to be changed by adding or fixing parts

covers general file changes beyond formal amendments
alterable
vseditable
1 4.2

Able to be changed

focuses on changes that occur within a document or file
rewritable
vseditable
4.0

Able to be changed or edited after the first version

covers editing in files broadly, not only overwriting the original text
revisable
vseditable
4.4

People can change it later after feedback

includes general modification in files, not only changes after review

Antonyms

fixed
1.8

Stays the same and cannot be changed

How Changeable

editable
1 3.5
unlocked
1 1.0
fixed
1.8

Surface Forms

editable positive

Morphology

editable = edit (transparent) = edit + able

Productive adjectival formation from the verb 'edit' with the suffix '-able' meaning 'capable of being edited', which is directly inferable by learners.

Etymology

Editable comes from the word edit, the same root as editor, which means to change or prepare text, and the ending -able meaning 'can be'. So, editable means 'can be changed'.