pinnable

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adjective

Suitable for having things pinned onto it.

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Meanings

adjectivepinnable (not comparable)
  1. not comparableSuitable for having things pinned onto it.

    The surface must be pinnable. Cardboard is the easiest surface on which to work. Buy a gridded folding cardboard cutting board or a gridded cardboard cutting table.

    1998, Pati Palmer, Marta Alto, Barbara Weiland, Fit for real people: sew great clothes using any pattern
  2. not comparablecomputingCapable of being pinned (attached to part of the screen display).

    Important menus, such as the root menu or Workspace menu, are "pinnable," which means that you can pin them up and keep them on your desktop […]

    1994, Linda Mui, Valerie Quercia, X User Tools, page 312

Origin

From pin + -able.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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