tunable

comparative more tunable · superlative most tunable · alternative tuneable

1. archaicHarmonious, melodic, tuneful.First known use 16th c.

   Then doe all with a tunable voice of shouting bid him welcome.

   1624, John Smith, Generall Historie, Kupperman, published 1988, pages 147–8

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   she rather chose to follow the Fortunes of a Wheel-Barrow, than those of a Distaff; daily, charming the Ears of the Publick with the Tuneable and Melodious Cry, of, Come who throws here? Who ventures for an ORANGE?

   1723, Charles Walker, Memoirs of Sally Salisabury, section I

2. Able to be tuned.First known use 18th c.

plural tunables · alternative tuneable

1. computingA setting that can be configured.

   If you are working with TCP, some specific tunables are also available. By default, some TCP tunables have a value that is too low.

   2013, Sander van Vugt, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Administration: Real World Skills for Red Hat Administrators