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

NetApp also expects its total addressable market to expand by more than $100 billion by 2027. —Trefis Team, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025

Hotchkiss expects the company to reach growth in the mid- to high-teens level and eventually hit a $15 billion total addressable market level. —Hakyung Kim, CNBC, 23 Jan. 2025

By 2030, existing online sports betting states should have a total addressable market of $33.3 billion in GGR, compared to its tally of $12.6 billion in 2024. —Brendan Coffey, Sportico.com, 23 Jan. 2025

Health and Human Services notably wants to take away provider discretion to decide which safeguards are addressable. —Tina Reed, Axios, 13 Jan. 2025

Word History

Etymology

address entry 1 + -able

First Known Use

1953, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

addressable

adjective

ad·​dress·​able ə-ˈdres-ə-bəl 

: able to be reached through an address

addressable registers in a computer