addressable

adjective

ad·​dress·​able ə-ˈdre-sə-bəl 

1

: able to be addressed : directly accessible

addressable registers in a computer

2

: of or relating to a subscription television system that uses decoders addressable by the system operator

addressability

ə-ˌdre-sə-ˈbi-lə-tē 

noun

Examples of addressable in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Neumann said Netflix still has significant room to grow, noting the company has penetrated less than 45% of its roughly 800 million addressable households worldwide and accounts for only about 5% of global TV viewing. — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 17 July 2026

Shortly after the company was founded, Clark estimated the company had a $25 billion total addressable market for supply chain technology that could reach $50 billion by the early 2030s. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 13 July 2026

Starship, a launch vehicle developed by SpaceX to transport more than 100 metric tonnes into orbit, could help SpaceX tap a roughly $30 trillion total addressable market, the analyst added. — Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 7 July 2026

By the report's own framing, the addressable institutional market isn't really 7,000 products. — Aaron Stanley, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

Word History

Etymology

address entry 1 + -able

First Known Use

1953, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for addressable

• accessible
• assessable
• compressible
• expressible
• inaccessible
• incompressible
• inexpressible
• irrepressible

Kids Definition

addressable

adjective

ad·​dress·​able ə-ˈdres-ə-bəl 

: able to be reached through an address

addressable registers in a computer