addressable

adjective

ad·​dress·​able ə-ˈdre-sə-bəl How to pronounce addressable (audio)
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 noun

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The report estimates that the addressable market for DePIN is $2.2 trillion and could reach $3.5 trillion by 2028 but that currently DePIN projects only account for less than 0.1% of those addressable markets. Lawrence Wintermeyer, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025 At this price, Tesla EVs would enter India’s market at a very high price point, above what existing Indian OEMs cater to and implying a small addressable market, BofA said. Dylan Butts, CNBC, 26 Feb. 2025 On Broadcom’s December earnings call, Tan estimated the company’s service addressable market (SAM) for its AI business, which includes sales of both custom and networking chips, was $60 billion to $90 billion. Jeff Marks, CNBC, 10 Feb. 2025 Choudhary highlighted Grab’s ability to innovate in key markets and its potential growth initiatives that can help the firm expand its total addressable market. Brian Evans, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for addressable

Word History

Etymology

address entry 1 + -able

First Known Use

1953, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of addressable was in 1953

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“Addressable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/addressable. Accessed 11 Mar. 2025.

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addressable

adjective
ad·​dress·​able ə-ˈdres-ə-bəl How to pronounce addressable (audio)
: able to be reached through an address
addressable registers in a computer

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