Meanings
comparative more writable · superlative most writable · alternative writeable
- Capable of being written.
Are sign languages writable?
- usuallystorage devicecomputingCapable of being written to.
The file is writable only for users in the admin group.
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I burned my family's vacation photos onto a writable CD.
The following code snippet shows how to check whether a writable database already exists, and if not, create an editable copy.
2013, Patrick Alessi, Professional iOS Database Application Programming - computingmutable
In general, writable variables must have unique instances per processor executing a shader and therefore cannot be shared.
2009, Randi J. Rost, Bill M. Licea-Kane, Dan Ginsburg, OpenGL Shading Language
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antonym(s) of “computing”
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writable. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/writable
“writable.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/writable. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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