printable

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *h₁én

Proto-Italic *en

Proto-Italic *en-

Latin in-

Proto-Indo-European *per-?

Proto-Indo-European *pres-der.

Proto-Italic *pres-

Latin premō

Latin imprimoder.

Middle English emprintenaph.

Middle English *printen

English print

Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom

Proto-Italic *-ðlom

Proto-Italic *-ðlis

Latin -bilis

Latin -ābilis

Old French -ablebor.

Middle English -able

English -able

English printable

From print + -able.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈprɪntəbl/

• Audio (Southern England):

  (file)

• Audio (US):

  (file)

Adjective

printable (not comparable)

1. Worthy or capable of being printed.
   • 2007 February 15, David Pogue, “Freedom for Prisoners of Voice Mail”, in The New York Times‎^[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 28 December 2024:

     Text is searchable, sortable, copyable, pastable, printable and forwardable.

2. (computing) Of a text character: having a visual representation, unlike the control characters.

Synonyms

• (worthy of being printed): printworthy

Antonyms

• unprintable, nonprintable

Derived terms

• bioprintable
• printableness

Related terms

• printability

Translations

worthy or capable of being printed

• Bulgarian: годен за печат (goden za pečat)
• Catalan: imprimible m or f
• Chinese:

  Cantonese: 印得 (jan³ dak¹)

• Dutch: drukbaar
• Esperanto: presebla, printebla
• Finnish: painokelpoinen
• French: imprimable (fr)
• German: ausdruckbar, druckbar
• Hungarian: nyomtatható (hu)
• Italian: stampabile m or f
• Polish: drukowalny (pl) m
• Scottish Gaelic: so-chlò-bhualaidh

Noun

printable (plural printables)

1. A digital image or file meant to be printed on paper.
   • 2013 June 19, Amy O’Leary, “3-D Printers to Make Things You Need or Like”, in The New York Times‎^[2], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 26 September 2024:

     If you want to dip into the world of printables, it may be wise to begin your experiments alongside an enthusiastic hobbyist or professional who can guide you.