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extendibility

extendibility

6.1
Ability to make a thing larger or add more features
  • noun
  • /ɪkˌstɛndəˈbɪlɪti/
translation icon : capacidad de extensión
  • The extendibility of the software allows it to adapt to larger projects with ease.

Examples

  • Virtual worlds have the potential to transform the 2-D Internet into a 360-degree multi-sensory 3-D immersive experience, with all the richness, depth, and extendibility that it implies.

    Academic text (2009)

  • The key development that has occurred for the extendibility of thin-film media is an understanding of how to minimize exchange interactions through microstructural modifications, giving a low-noise medium while at the same time keeping the macromagnetic properties within the desired ranges.

    Academic text (1996)

  • Engineers often consider the extendibility of a design when planning future upgrades.

  • The extendibility of this container makes it suitable for both small and large items.

Synonyms

scalability
vsextendibility
  • Specialized
5 5.3

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

is the general quality of being able to be expanded in function or size
extensibility
vsextendibility
  • Specialized
1 6.2

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

is the broader ability to be expanded in size scope or capability
expandability
vsextendibility
1 5.4

The ability to be made larger or have more features

is about the general quality of being made larger in size or function

How Expandable

scalability
  • Specialized
5 5.3
extendibility
6.1

Surface Forms

extendibility singular
extendibilities plural

Morphology

extendibility = extendible (transparent) = extend + ible + ity

The noun is transparently formed from the adjective 'extendible' (derived from 'extend') by adding '-ity'; the functional/size sense is a straightforward extension of the verb meaning.

Etymology

Extendibility comes from extend, from the old Latin extendere meaning 'to stretch out', the same idea you see in tension ('stretching'). So extendibility is the ability to be stretched or expanded in size, function, or scope.