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resettable

resettable

4.0
A device or setting you can return to its original state after a change
  • adjective
  • /rɪˈsɛtəbl/
translation icon : reiniciable
  • Many modern appliances are resettable, which makes troubleshooting easier for consumers.

Examples

  • Now another thing I read online is that it could be the resettable fuse.

  • Some people told me that these had like a resettable thing underneath them here, that they could be reset, but I don't know.

  • The device is resettable, allowing users to restore it to factory settings anytime.

  • If the system malfunctions, you can press the resettable button to return it to its default state.

Synonyms

reversible
vsresettable
14 3.9

Can change back to an earlier state

is restored specifically to its original default state not any prior one

Antonyms

permanent
650 3.2

Continuing for a long time and unlikely to change

fixed
1.8

Stays the same and cannot be changed

How Resettable

resettable
4.0
irreversible
46 6.0

Surface Forms

resettable positive

Morphology

resettable = reset (transparent) = re + set + able

The adjective is regularly formed from the verb 'reset' with '-able' and means 'able to be reset'.

Etymology

The word resettable is made of three parts: re- meaning 'again', the verb set meaning 'to put something in place', and -able meaning 'able to be done'. So, something resettable is something you can 'set again' back to its original state.