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

As hyperscale and cloud customers increasingly deploy flash memory for AI inference workloads, the total addressable market for NAND is expected to explode from roughly $70 billion in 2025 to over $300 billion in 2026. — Jeff Kilburg, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2026

The company believes its advantage lies in a widening total addressable market. — Glenn Taylor, Footwear News, 14 Aug. 2026

Owning the poles, permits and addressable pipes was how an operator earned the right to compete. — Denys Kanel, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

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