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

Defining The Next Wave Of Winners The companies best positioned to build this infrastructure will be a mix of specialist new entrants and existing fintech and insurance players who recognize space as the next addressable market for their core capabilities. —Nigel Morris, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026

Watch how the total addressable market narrative expands. —Rory McDonald, Fortune, 6 June 2026

This time around, management demonstrated these deals have expanded its total addressable market. —Jeff Marks, CNBC, 2 June 2026

Metrics such as total addressable market (TAM), serviceable addressable market (SAM), and serviceable obtainable market (SOM) attempt to estimate how large a company’s future opportunity could become if its business model succeeds. —Bydoug Ashburn, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 May 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