addressable

adjective ad·dress·able \ ə-ˈdre-sə-bəl \

|Updated on: 30 Jun 2018

Definition of addressable

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

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Because of the vast difference in addressable markets between Bluetooth and USB-C audio, almost no one is spending time fixing the shortcomings of USB-C while everyone is focused on improving the quality of wireless sound.

— vlad savov, The Verge, "Why USB-C headphones aren’t, and likely never will be, mainstream," 15 June 2018
The acquisition of Xcerra increases our addressable market to approximately $5 billion across handlers, contactors, test and inspection.

— wsj staff, WSJ, "Cohu Bags Rival U.S. Chip Tester Xcerra After Chinese Deal Thwarted," 8 May 2018
But here is one question weighing on everyone’s mind: Just how big is Tencent Music’s addressable market?

— polina marinova, Fortune, "Term Sheet -- Monday, April 23," 23 Apr. 2018
Still, just how big really is Tencent Music’s addressable market?

— jacky wong, WSJ, "Tencent Music: Tune In, But Don’t Turn On Yet," 23 Apr. 2018
That's still a massive addressable market for Amazon Go's technology.

— adam levy, USA TODAY, "Amazon Go could be Amazon's next big service," 8 Mar. 2018
Furthermore, a hostile regulatory environment in Europe and the United States will likely reduce the total addressable market in the years ahead.

— valentina palladino, Ars Technica, "GoPro will stop selling drones once remaining Karma inventory is gone," 8 Jan. 2018
So, for example, complex simulation problems with multiple viable outcomes may not be as easily addressable with a D-Wave machine.

— alex salkever, Fortune, "Commentary: These Next-Generation Supercomputers Are So Hot They Need to Run in a Freezer," 17 Jan. 2018
Mac games have a substantially larger addressable market, the economics of scale are more favorable, and for a while, the hardware was in a sweet spot.

— samuel axon, Ars Technica, "The state of Mac gaming," 14 July 2017

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¹address + -able

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