scalable

adjective

scal·able | \ ˈskā-lə-bəl

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Definition of scalable

1 : capable of being scaled

2 : capable of being easily expanded or upgraded on demand a scalable computer network

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Recent Examples on the Web For the Covid-19 pandemic to stay on a downward trend, the U.S. must optimize a national viral sequencing network that is scalable and based on regional capabilities for sequencing and public health intervention. — James Crawford, STAT, "To stem the pandemic, the U.S. needs a national Covid-19 genomic sequencing effort," 9 Apr. 2021 These solutions are not scalable and lead to bad analysis, which leads to bad decisions. — Duc Chau, Forbes, "Data Value Is Rooted In Its Veracity," 7 Apr. 2021 Even researchers competing in the Egg-Tech Prize themselves admit that, while a sexing technology may be on the horizon, cull-free eggs won’t be scalable for at least two more years. — Jonathan Moens, Smithsonian Magazine, "Can New Technologies Eliminate the Grim Practice of Chick Culling?," 17 Mar. 2021 WGU Academy has been planned to be highly scalable. — Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, "New Report Shows The Success Of WGU Academy’s College Readiness Program," 17 Mar. 2021 Even researchers competing in the Egg-Tech Prize themselves admit that, while a sexing technology may be on the horizon, cull-free eggs won’t be scalable for at least two more years. — Jonathan Moens, Smithsonian Magazine, "Can New Technologies Eliminate the Grim Practice of Chick Culling?," 17 Mar. 2021 Even researchers competing in the Egg-Tech Prize themselves admit that, while a sexing technology may be on the horizon, cull-free eggs won’t be scalable for at least two more years. — Jonathan Moens/undark, Popular Science, "US egg producers could save billions of chicks a year. So why aren’t they?," 15 Mar. 2021 The winner needs to demonstrate their solution is scalable, deployed for 5,000 individuals in three industries. — David Meyer, Fortune, "Can tech solve the re-skilling challenge?," 10 Mar. 2021 Pfizer and Moderna, which are not that scalable and fairly expensive, are great solutions for rich countries. — Steven Levy, Wired, "Bill Gates Is Upbeat on Climate, Capitalism, and Even Politics," 18 Mar. 2021

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scalable

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English Language Learners Definition of scalable

technical : easy to make larger, more powerful, etc.

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