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extensible

extensible

2 6.2
Can grow to do more things or gain new features
  • adjective
  • /ɪkˈstɛnsəbl/
translation icon : extensible
  • The system is extensible, allowing users to integrate their own sensor hardware and software.
  • eXtensible Markup Language
  • eXtensible Markup
  • eXtensible Business Reporting

So you need a strong type system to organize your code well, but it has to be extensible and flexible.

Examples

  • An open-source, freely available, full-featured, and extensible fuzzing framework is being released at Black Hat US 2007.

    Blog text (11)

  • One emerging technology is the Extensible Markup Language (XML), and SSC decides to explore how XML could be used in its business operations.

    Academic text (2004)

  • So you need a strong type system to organize your code well, but it has to be extensible and flexible.

    Lex Fridman

  • Most significantly, the transform exit sequence is an extensible framework that permits additional solutions in the future.

    Academic text (1997)

  • LTI 2 provides a more sophisticated and extensible platform for providing deeper integrations and greater support for services and events.

    Blog text (10)

  • A very promising approach to solving this problem is based on the development and wide acceptance of XML (Extensible Markup Language).

    Academic text (2005)

  • XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language) is an application of XML (eXtensible Markup Language) intended for use in digital business reporting.

    Academic text (2002)

  • We have developed and demonstrated a simple, extensible facility-location model for designing pharmacy-based antiviral drug distribution networks that effectively reach target populations.

    Academic text (2015)

  • AnchorCMS is an open-source, extensible CMS, mainly meant for blogs with art-directed posts.

    Blog text (22)

  • The new website design is very extensible, allowing us to add new features easily as we grow.

Synonyms

expandable
vsextensible
7 4.2

Something that can become larger or hold more

covers making things bigger but not necessarily adding function
extendable
vsextensible
1 3.7

Can be made longer or larger

allows growth in function or scope beyond mere size
extendible
vsextensible
4.4

Able to become longer or larger for more use

is broader, including functional growth not only physical length
expandible
vsextensible
5.0

That can become larger in size

focuses on physical increase rather than functional extension
expansible
vsextensible
7.3

Able to get bigger in size or volume

emphasizes physical expansion, not change of function or scope
extensile
vsextensible
  • Specialized
8.7

Can stretch out like a tongue or arm to reach farther than usual

is about flexible stretching rather than growth in function or scope

Antonyms

limited
393 2.5

Available only in small amounts or to a few people

inflexible
1 4.9

Not able to bend or change shape

How Expandable

scalable
  • Specialized
11 4.8
expandable
7 4.2
extensible
2 6.2
limited
393 2.5

Surface Forms

extensible positive

Morphology

extensible = extend (transparent) = extend + ible

Standard adjective formation from 'extend' with '-ible', meaning 'able to be extended'; the derivation is straightforward for learners.

Etymology

The word extensible comes from ex- 'out' and tendere 'to stretch', like the familiar word extend. That's why we call a system or design extensible when it can be made larger or given new features.