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Definition of Addressability
1. Noun. (computing) The capability of a microprocessor etc. to deal with values of a certain size using a single instruction. ¹
2. Noun. (computer graphics) the capability of a display surface or storage device to accommodate a specified number of uniquely identifiable points[ Federal Standard 1037C]. ¹
3. Noun. (''micrographics'') the capability of a specified field frame to contain a specific number of uniquely identifiable points. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Addressability
1. [n -TIES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Addressability
Literary usage of Addressability
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A History of the Personal Computer: The People and the Technology by Roy A. Allan, ( (2001)
"The memory addressability is 4 gigabytes and the microprocessor became available
at clock frequencies of 16, 20, 25 and 33 MHz. The price at introduction ..."
2. Oversight of the Professional Boxing Industry: Hearing Before the Committee edited by John McCain (2000)
"This feature is referred to as "addressability." Although there are currently in
excess of 60 million cable and satellite homes in the United States, ..."
3. SAS(R) 9.1.3 Language Reference:: Dictionary, Fifth Edition, Volumes 1-4 by SAS Institute (2006)
"RADIX specifies whether access by observation number (radix addressability) is
allowed. 1 access by observation number is allowed. ..."
4. Midsize Facilities: The Infrastructure for Materials Research by Bpa, National Research Council (U.S.) (2006)
"... and optoelectronics applications have pushed vendors to provide finer
addressability. These improvements have driven the 1980s price (thermionic source, ..."
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