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swappable

swappable

1 3.9
Can be exchanged for another of the same kind
  • adjective
  • /ˈswɑːpəbl/
translation icon : intercambiable
  • The new gaming console comes with swappable controllers, allowing players to choose their favorites.
  • hot-swappable

High speed hot swappable PC component modules.

Examples

  • These are easily swappable and when you dock it, it charges and empties the container There it goes emptying.

  • This has hot swappable key switches.

  • But this back shell, which right now has two fans, can be swappable with this.

  • Like they have these hot swappable top plates that make it look pretty different.

  • But this plastic cover thing is swappable.

    Drifter (2008)

  • If swappable, I can adopt the latest battery tech without throwing away my car.

    Blog text (4)

  • Easy clicky switch for use with gloves, easy swappable battery, very bright.

    Blog text (18)

  • I don't care about the slower processor, the lack of a swappable battery, the minimal connectivity options, or the absence of removable media.

    Blog text (26)

  • Compartments in illuminated side skirts conceal hot-swappable battery packs that can also store any excess electric power that is generated.

    Blog text (18)

  • It's slim, light, fast, has a great camera, excellent storage options, a beautiful screen, wireless charging (optional upgrade), NFC, good battery life, and a swappable battery for extreme usage days/weekends without power sources.

    Blog text (29)

Synonyms

interchangeable
vsswappable
24 4.8

A person or thing you can use instead of another that still works the same

may be replaced but does not promise zero loss of function
replaceable
vsswappable
15 3.3

Someone can change it for another thing or person when needed

is mainly about exchanging items rather than also applying to people
exchangeable
vsswappable
1 4.0

Able to be traded or replaced by a similar thing

is used for direct item-for-item change rather than trading for value
substitutable
vsswappable
5.9

You can replace it with something similar without changing what it does or means

does not guarantee the same function will stay unchanged
switchable
vsswappable
4.0

Can be changed for a similar part or version

is about replacing items rather than altering their function

How Replaceable

swappable
1 3.9
irreplaceable
32 6.4

Surface Forms

swappable positive

Morphology

swappable = swap (transparent) = swap + swap + able

Direct adjectival derivation from the verb 'swap' with the productive suffix '-able'; meaning 'capable of being exchanged' is straightforward.

Etymology

Swappable comes from the simple word swap, which means 'to exchange' or 'to change places', plus the ending -able, which means 'able to'. So a swappable part is one you can easily take out and replace with another.