Programmable Meaning
/pɹəʊˈɡɹæməbəl/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjCapable of being programmed.
nounA calculator that allows the user to write programs.
Sentence Examples
Consider the Roomba, a programmable robotic vacuum which cleans floors on its own.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The new thermostat is ____, allowing users to set different temperatures for each day of the week.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ thermostat allowed residents to set different temperatures for different times of day.
Word Origin & History
Etymology tree English program Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English programmable From program + -able.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"This enables programmable tensiometry and fluid movement while insuring efficient energy transfer to the in-wheel electrostatic nanomotors."
— 2007 November 11, Phil Patton, “Far Out: Studios Imagine Smart Cars for a World Transformed by Robots”, in New York Times:
"Most of the important decision-making functions found on computers are available on TI programmables: Looping. Branching. Flags. Sub-routines. Yet there's no special language to learn."
— 1974, The Michigan Technic, volumes 93-95, page 33:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The new thermostat is ____, allowing users to set different temperatures for each day of the week.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The ____ thermostat allowed residents to set different temperatures for different times of day.