extensibility

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US/ɛkˌstɛn.səˈbɪ.lə.ti/

noun

The capability of being extended.

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Meanings

nounextensibility (usually uncountable, plural extensibilities)

plural extensibilities

  1. uncountableusuallyThe capability of being extended.
    1. uncountableusuallycomputingA quality of design that takes possible future advances into consideration and attempts to accommodate them.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
moldability

Origin

From extensible + -ity.

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Translations

Bulgarian разтегаемост
  • разтегаемост (raztegaemost)capability of being extended
Catalan extensibilitat
  • extensibilitatcapability of being extended
Czech rozšiřitelnost
  • rozšiřitelnostcapability of being extended
German Erweiterbarkeit
  • Erweiterbarkeitcapability of being extended
Greek εκτατότητα
  • εκτατότητα (ektatótita)capability of being extended
Italian estensibilità, prolungabilità
  • estensibilitàcapability of being extended
  • prolungabilitàcapability of being extended
Portuguese extensibilidade
  • extensibilidadecapability of being extended
Cite this entry
APA

extensibility. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extensibility

MLA

“extensibility.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extensibility. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “extensibility,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/extensibility.

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