🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

erweiterbar

Pronunciation / Transliteration: ɛɐ̯ˈvaɪ̯tɐbaːɐ̯

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Extensible/ɪkˈstɛn.sə.bəl/
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Die Software ist modular aufgebaut und leicht erweiterbar."

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2 senses
As adjective
  1. 1

    Able to be stretched, extended, or increased in area, length, or scope.

    "The table features an extensible design that easily accommodates extra guests."
  2. 2

    Designed to allow new capabilities to be added without changing the fundamental underlying system.

    "The software architecture is highly extensible, allowing developers to build custom plugins."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from Late Latin extensibilis, formed from the past participle stem of extendere (to stretch out, extend) combined with the suffix -bilis (capable of). Entering the English lexicon in the early 17th century, the term initially described physical materials capable of being stretched before evolving in the late 20th century to describe software architectures and systems designed for easy expansion.

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