addressability

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Etymology

Etymology tree
Old French a-
Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁
▲
Proto-Indo-European *trísinflu.
Proto-Indo-European *d(w)is-
Proto-Italic *dis-
Latin dīs-
Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ-
Proto-Indo-European *-tós
Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵtós
Proto-Italic *rektos
Latin rēctus
Latin dīrēctus
Proto-Indo-European *-yetider.
Latin -iāre
Vulgar Latin *dīrēctiāre
Old French drecier
Old French adrecierbor.
Middle English adressen
English address
Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom
Proto-Italic *-ðlom
Proto-Italic *-ðlis
Latin -bilis
Latin -ābilis
Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-ts
Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts
Proto-Italic *-tāts
Latin -tās
Latin -abilitas
Middle French -abletébor.
Middle English -ablete
English -ability
English addressability

    From address + -ability.

    Noun

    addressability (countable and uncountable, plural addressabilities)

    1. (computing) The capability of a microprocessor etc. to deal with values of a certain size using a single instruction.
      64-bit addressability means that a single machine instruction can operate on a value stored in eight bytes.
    2. (computer graphics) The capability of a display surface or storage device to accommodate a specified number of uniquely identifiable points.[1]
    3. (micrographics) The capability of a specified field frame to contain a specific number of uniquely identifiable points.[1]

    Synonyms

    • (capability to deal with values of certain size): bitness

    References

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 (Please provide the book title or journal name)‎[1], 16 August 2006 (last accessed), archived from the original on 2 March 2009
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