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registerable

registerable

6.8
Can be stored in a small fast memory inside a computer
  • adjective
  • /ˈrɛdʒɪstərəbəl/
  • Specialized
translation icon : registrable
  • The compiler checks if a variable is registerable before assigning it to a hardware register.

Examples

  • Some complex structures are not registerable and must be stored in main memory.

  • Only registerable data types can be processed efficiently by the CPU.

  • This software is registerable.

  • The new software is registerable online.

  • Only registerable data types can be processed efficiently by the CPU.

  • The compiler checks if a variable is registerable before assigning it to a hardware register.

  • Some complex structures are not registerable and must be stored in main memory.

Surface Forms

registerable positive

Morphology

registerable = register (transparent) = register + able

Productive derivation from 'register' (including technical 'register' in computing) with '-able', giving 'capable of being assigned to or stored in a register'.

Etymology

The word registerable comes from register plus -able, and here register is like a 'small, fast box' inside a computer that holds data while the computer works, while -able means 'able to be'. So, in computing, registerable means data that can be put into that small box to be used quickly.