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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Engineer earnings via consolidation and accept higher antitrust exposure while your addressable market narrows.
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Katica Roy, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2025
Analysts also noted that the burger chain has a lower-than-expected total addressable market to balance its relatively high prices against the frequency and breadth of its customers’ visits.
—Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2025
On the storage front, the number of directly addressable CPU PCIe lanes (PCIe 4.0 and 5.0) varies between the 96/88-class of CPUs versus the 80.
—PC Magazine, 24 Sep. 2025
According to SiTime’s estimates, its new Titan platform immediately expands its serviceable addressable market by $400 million, with the potential to reach $1 billion annually within three years.
—Dave Altavilla, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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Katica Roy, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2025
Analysts also noted that the burger chain has a lower-than-expected total addressable market to balance its relatively high prices against the frequency and breadth of its customers’ visits.
—Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2025
On the storage front, the number of directly addressable CPU PCIe lanes (PCIe 4.0 and 5.0) varies between the 96/88-class of CPUs versus the 80.
—PC Magazine, 24 Sep. 2025
According to SiTime’s estimates, its new Titan platform immediately expands its serviceable addressable market by $400 million, with the potential to reach $1 billion annually within three years.
—Dave Altavilla, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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“Addressable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/addressable. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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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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