serializable

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adjective

That can be serialized.

OriginEnglish serialize →
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Meanings

adjectiveserializable (not comparable)
  1. not comparablecomputingThat can be serialized.

    If a class is serializable, all of its subclasses are also serializable.

    2006, Herbert Schildt, Java: The Complete Reference
    1 more example

    This implies that the fields must be either of primitive types or of class types that are themselves serializable.

    2002, Ivor Horton, Beginning Java 2: SDK 1.4 Edition

Origin

  1. Englishserial
  2. Englishserialize
  3. Englishserializable

From serialize + -able.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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