scalable
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Definitions
adj
Capable of being climbed.
Able to be changed in scale; resizeable.
To use one of the ugliest words in the contemporary lexicon, Glasman and his colleagues believe that micro-democracy is scalable: get it right at the local level, and the rest will follow.
Able to greatly increase in capacity, with relative ease.
Most systems have a small host table, but it cannot be used for all applications because it is not scalable and does not have a standard method for automatic distribution.
Suitable to provide accurate dimensions to manufacturing staff by being measured and having the measurements multiplied by the scale factor.
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Synonyms
Antonyms
- unscalable
- unclimbable
Idioms & Phrases
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2To use one of the ugliest words in the contemporary lexicon, Glasman and his colleagues believe that micro-democracy is scalable: get it right at the local level, and the rest will follow.
WiktionaryMost systems have a small host table, but it cannot be used for all applications because it is not scalable and does not have a standard method for automatic distribution.
Wiktionary