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scalably

scalably

6.6
In a way that lets a system or service grow easily when more people use it
  • adverb
  • /ˈskeɪləblɪ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : escalablemente
  • The new infrastructure was designed scalably, allowing the company to expand its operations without significant delays.

Examples

  • Silverstall: Properly resolving the trailing slash in your URLs is often more scalably done through your web server, not at the page level with rel="canonical."

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  • The challenge is something far more elusive: getting people in the company to adopt the program meaningfully, persistently, and scalably.

    Blog text (31)

  • To grow the business successfully, we must develop our software scalably to handle increased user traffic.

  • By implementing the new architecture scalably, the team ensured that future updates could be integrated seamlessly.

Antonyms

inefficiently
3 4.8

In a way that wastes time or money

How Scalable

scalably
  • Specialized
6.6
seamlessly
25 3.8
efficiently
101 2.7
adequately
83 3.0
poorly
283 1.4

Surface Forms

scalably positive

Morphology

scalably = scalable (transparent) = scale + able + ly

The adverb is a regular '-ly' derivation from the adjective 'scalable', so the formation and meaning are predictable.

Etymology

Scalably comes from scale, originally from a word meaning 'ladder', plus the ending -able, meaning 'able to'. Think of making a system you can climb step by step like a ladder. So, to do something scalably means to do it in a way that lets it grow or become bigger without problems.