findability

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noun

The ability to be found.

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discoverability
OriginEnglish find ← Middle English fynden ← Old English findan →
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Meanings

nounfindability (uncountable)
  1. uncountableThe ability to be found.
  2. uncountablecomputingThe quality of a particular object being locatable.
  3. uncountablecomputingThe quality of a whole system being navigable.

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar
discoverability
Also see
discoverability

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*pent-
  2. Proto-Germanic*finþaną
  3. Proto-West Germanic*finþan
  4. Old Englishfindan
  5. Middle Englishfynden
  6. Englishfind
  7. Englishfindability

From find + -ability.

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Translations

Finnish löydettävyys, löytyvyys
  • löydettävyysability to be found
  • löytyvyysquality of object
  • löydettävyysquality of object
German Findbarkeit
  • Findbarkeitability to be found
Slovak nájditeľnosť, prehľadnosť
  • nájditeľnosťquality of object
  • prehľadnosťquality of system
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APA

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MLA

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

Chicago

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

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