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

The total addressable market, while large, is finite — and international sales are likely to be constrained by the understandable preference for local vendors wherever national security is concerned. — Michael Khouw, CNBC, 24 July 2026

Su forecasts the total addressable market for its chips to reach $2 trillion by 2030. — Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 23 July 2026

Nichols added that while the total addressable market is big, a lot of companies serve too narrow a slice to be interesting for investors. — Richard Kestenbaum, Forbes.com, 23 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

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