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

By developing single drugs capable of treating multiple diseases, the addressable patient population of those drugs becomes much bigger. — Anna Rodin,brad Quick, CNBC, 1 Oct. 2026

The collaborations that Magic has done have just expanded the [total addressable market]. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026

Back in 2019, Uber famously cited a total addressable market (TAM) of $6 trillion by calculating the total mileage value of all personal cars and public transport worldwide. — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026

The company believes its advantage lies in a widening total addressable market. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 14 Aug. 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