sargable

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/ˈsɑɹɡəbəl/

adjective

Able to use indexes to speed up execution.

OriginEnglish argument ← Middle English argument ← Anglo-Norman arguement →
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Meanings

adjectivesargable (not comparable)
  1. not comparablecomputingAble to use indexes to speed up execution.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*(s)ker-
  2. Ancient Greekκίρκος (kírkos)
  3. Latincircus
  4. Late Latincircō
  5. Anglo-Normansercher
  6. Middle Englishserchen
  7. Englishsearch
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂erǵ-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂érǵus
  10. Proto-Italic*argusder.?
  11. Latinarguō
  12. Latinargūmentum
  13. Anglo-Normanarguement
  14. Middle Englishargument
  15. Englishargument
  16. Englishsargable

Blend of search + argument + -able.

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APA

sargable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sargable

MLA

“sargable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sargable. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sargable,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sargable.

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