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expandability

expandability

1 5.4
The ability to be made larger or have more features
  • noun
  • /ɪkˌspændəˈbɪlɪti/
translation icon : capacidad de expansión
  • The new gaming console boasts impressive expandability, allowing users to install additional memory and storage easily.
  • expandability is limited

For now, suffice to say that the more slots and add on slots, PCIe slots that APC has, the higher expandability score it'll receive.

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Examples

  • In addition to wide coverage, the swarm improves fault tolerance, enables expandability, and allows for parallelization of simple tasks.

    Academic text (2011)
  • I do think it's great that they show that you can build an Apple-like small laptop that maintains expandability.

    Blog text (23)
  • For those who prefer storage expandability, this may be a deal-breaker.

    Blog text (15)
  • Now what you lose in expandability, I guess you'd say you gain in ergonomics.

  • I bought the GS3, though, because it is better and offers more, plus future-proofing and expandability.

    Blog text (29)
  • I was expecting to read about functionality like backup, geotagging, review, transfer rates, expandability, battery life, not that the tablet takes photos.

    Blog text (19)
  • Let's face it, most small cases make some big compromises, whether it's noise, cooling, or expandability, and those tend to scare a lot of people off.

  • For now, suffice to say that the more slots and add on slots, PCIe slots that APC has, the higher expandability score it'll receive.

  • Although the latter may be resorted to for detailed calculations, the formal theory of Green's functions should not be based on the assumption of expandability in powers of the coupling constant.

    Academic text (1995)
  • The system has 64GB of flash storage, microSD expandability, and a few nice perks, including NFC, Beats audio, and an IPS panel.

    Blog text (25)

Synonyms

scalability
vsexpandability
  • Specialized
5 5.3

How well a system can handle more users or grow to meet demand

is focused on growth handling rather than general increase in size or added features
extensibility
vsexpandability
  • Specialized
1 6.2

How easily a system or product can be changed to add new features

is broader covering increase in size or enhancement regardless of ease
extendibility
vsexpandability
6.1

Ability to make a thing larger or add more features

is more about adding new features or capacity than mere size increase

Antonyms

451 3.2

A decrease in size, amount, degree, or price

34 4.4

A process of becoming smaller in size or amount

How Expandable

expandability
1 5.4
flexibility
153 3.6
rigidity
7 7.0

Surface Forms

expandability singular

Morphology

expandability = expandable (transparent) = expand + able + ity

Formation is the same derivational path: adjective 'expandable' + nominalizing '-ity', producing a noun meaning capacity to be expanded.

Etymology

Expandability comes from the verb expand, built from ex- 'out' and pandere 'to spread', so it means the ability to 'get bigger' or 'be made larger'. So for a phone, software, or building, expandability is how easily you can add more space or new features.