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recordable

recordable

1 4.2
Can have information saved onto a CD or tape
  • adjective
  • /rɪˈkɔrdəbl/
translation icon : grabable
  • You can use a recordable DVD to save your favorite movies and shows.
  • recordable CD
  • recordable DVD
  • recordable disc

Examples

  • It is a grade recordable CD and it is for high speed driver.

  • Many students prefer recordable voice recorders for taking notes during lectures.

  • But it's a send a sound, recordable greeting card.

  • Just stay away from me or I'm going to tell Paula that you're all stealing the recordable CDs.

    The 40 Year Old Virgin (2005)

  • Many production companies require either a CD-R (recordable compact disc) or DAT recording to produce the master disc.

    Academic text (1997)

  • The collection features fairly rare and low-demand titles that are made on demand, using recordable DVDs (and now Blu-ray discs) to fulfill each order.

    Blog text (4)

  • This smartphone comes with a recordable feature that allows you to save audio clips easily.

Antonyms

unrecordable
7.1

Not able to be saved so it can be heard or read later

Compounds

compact disc recordable
  • Specialized
4.2

A disc you can write on once and then only read

How Recordable

recordable
1 4.2

Surface Forms

recordable positive

Morphology

recordable = record (transparent) = record + able

Clear affixation of '-able' to the verb 'record' to indicate that something can be recorded onto a medium.

Etymology

Recordable is formed from the verb record plus -able, meaning 'can', and you can think of record as 'putting something down so you can play it again'. The root parts re- 'again' and cor 'heart' gave the idea of 'bringing something back', which is why recordable means 'can be saved onto a CD, DVD, tape, or similar media'.