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
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That’s total addressable market for our non-Silicon Valley listeners.
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Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 10 Mar. 2026
The elephant is that the real AI TAM [total addressable market] is labor, all $60 trillion of it globally.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 10 Mar. 2026
For low sperm count, some of the causes are well known and easily addressable: the most common is varicocele (an enlargement of the veins in the scrotum), while others include taking too many hot baths or wearing overly tight underwear, smoking, sleep deprivation, and certain medications.
—Annalisa Merelli, STAT, 19 Feb. 2026
Meanwhile, Australian money transfer provider OFX has shifted to focus on B2B and in its H1 2026 results (spanning Q2-Q3 2025) explained how the company is now investing heavily to diversify its non-FX income services to ultimately double its total addressable market.
—Daniel Webber, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
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Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 10 Mar. 2026
The elephant is that the real AI TAM [total addressable market] is labor, all $60 trillion of it globally.
—Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 10 Mar. 2026
For low sperm count, some of the causes are well known and easily addressable: the most common is varicocele (an enlargement of the veins in the scrotum), while others include taking too many hot baths or wearing overly tight underwear, smoking, sleep deprivation, and certain medications.
—Annalisa Merelli, STAT, 19 Feb. 2026
Meanwhile, Australian money transfer provider OFX has shifted to focus on B2B and in its H1 2026 results (spanning Q2-Q3 2025) explained how the company is now investing heavily to diversify its non-FX income services to ultimately double its total addressable market.
—Daniel Webber, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
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“Addressable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/addressable. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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addressable
adjective
ad·dress·able
ə-ˈdres-ə-bəl
: able to be reached through an address
addressable registers in a computer
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