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hackable

hackable

1 4.7
People can easily change or add features in software and devices
  • adjective
  • /ˈhækəbl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : modificable
  • Many gamers prefer hackable consoles to enhance their gaming experience with custom software.

Examples

  • My assumption is that if you did, you would have a vested interest in seeing it go into place, especially if it were hackable, because this would lead to a new ruling hacker class.

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  • The latest smartphone is so hackable that developers can easily customize its operating system.

  • Why are hackable machines made or purchased?

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  • No idea, but it should be hackable by someone who knows the deep secrets of Mac OS.

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  • Worry is a hackable thing and I'm going to use a ton of science and proven experience to show you just how to hack it using one magical tool.

  • Worry is a hackable thing and I'm going to use a ton of science and proven experience to show you just how to hack it using one magical tool.

  • His insistence that systems should be hackable but fully functional and useful without any hacking was a nice voice of reason that seems even more relevant today.

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  • With its open-source design, the laptop is a truly hackable machine for tech enthusiasts.

Synonyms

mutable
vshackable
3 7.7

Likely to change often

is about being easy to change deliberately rather than naturally changing
reconfigurable
vshackable
  • Specialized
1 6.4

You can change it to work in different ways

is easy to modify or reprogram rather than only changed by settings
alterable
vshackable
1 4.2

Able to be changed

is specifically easy to reprogram or adapt in electronic contexts

Antonyms

fixed
1.8

Stays the same and cannot be changed

How Modifiable

hackable
  • Specialized
1 4.7
customizable
  • US
9 4.1
open
579 1.0
rigid
35 4.0
immutable
  • Specialized
14 7.3

Surface Forms

hackable positive

Morphology

hackable = hack (transparent) = hack + able

Standard derivation: 'hack' in the sense 'to modify/tinker' + '-able' = 'easily modifiable'.

Etymology

Hackable also comes from hack, which people use to mean 'to tinker' or make a quick clever change. So, something hackable is easy to change, reprogram, or adapt by users who want to add or change features.