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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The number of stakeholders is literally everyone on the planet—the largest possible TAM, or total addressable market.
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Yishan Wong, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2024
The company believes that there is a huge addressable market, approximately $130 billion, for supply chain solutions that can turn uncertainty and disruption into opportunity for their customers.
—Steve Banker, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Second, even if the motion to change venue were denied, any potential adverse impact upon the juror pool because of the survey will be not only negligible due to the small number of jurors contacted, but also addressable via voir dire.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 28 Mar. 2024
Mild cognitive impairment can sometimes be caused by easily addressable factors, such as medication side effects, thyroid dysfunction or vitamin B12 deficiency.
—Soeren Mattke, Discover Magazine, 28 Mar. 2024
Many of the safety issues described by the IIHS are potentially addressable via over-the-air updates, which carmakers can ship without ever requiring a driver to bring their vehicle into a dealership.
—Popular Science, 13 Mar. 2024
One of the major issues the short-seller cited was analysis that shows recent lawsuits could change the way buyer-agent commissions are handled, leading the total addressable market of commissions to drop as much as 30%.
—Bywill Daniel, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2024
The company believes that the addressable market in the SADC region will grow to over 125 GWh of energy storage over the next 11 years, worth significant revenues to Energy Vault.
—Erik Kobayashi-Solomon, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
Note on Automotive: Automotive is another large, incoming segment for Nvidia with a $300 billion total addressable market by 2030.
—Beth Kindig, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024
Yishan Wong, Fortune, 4 Apr. 2024
The company believes that there is a huge addressable market, approximately $130 billion, for supply chain solutions that can turn uncertainty and disruption into opportunity for their customers.
—Steve Banker, Forbes, 29 Mar. 2024
Second, even if the motion to change venue were denied, any potential adverse impact upon the juror pool because of the survey will be not only negligible due to the small number of jurors contacted, but also addressable via voir dire.
—Michael Ruiz, Fox News, 28 Mar. 2024
Mild cognitive impairment can sometimes be caused by easily addressable factors, such as medication side effects, thyroid dysfunction or vitamin B12 deficiency.
—Soeren Mattke, Discover Magazine, 28 Mar. 2024
Many of the safety issues described by the IIHS are potentially addressable via over-the-air updates, which carmakers can ship without ever requiring a driver to bring their vehicle into a dealership.
—Popular Science, 13 Mar. 2024
One of the major issues the short-seller cited was analysis that shows recent lawsuits could change the way buyer-agent commissions are handled, leading the total addressable market of commissions to drop as much as 30%.
—Bywill Daniel, Fortune, 6 Mar. 2024
The company believes that the addressable market in the SADC region will grow to over 125 GWh of energy storage over the next 11 years, worth significant revenues to Energy Vault.
—Erik Kobayashi-Solomon, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024
Note on Automotive: Automotive is another large, incoming segment for Nvidia with a $300 billion total addressable market by 2030.
—Beth Kindig, Forbes, 23 Feb. 2024
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1953, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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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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