extensible
extensible — adjective
- extensiblepositive
- more extensiblecomparative
- most extensiblesuperlative
1. describes a system, piece of equipment, plan, or set of ideas that is deliberate
describes a system, piece of equipment, plan, or set of ideas that is deliberately designed so that it can be made larger, longer, wider, or more complete by adding new parts or features to it — for example, a computer program that accepts plug-ins, or a contract that allows extra work to be included later.
Yara designed an extensible software system so her team could add new features without rewriting existing code.
extensible + software system
The hospital needed an extensible platform that could handle more patient records as the city grew.
extensible + platform
Vivek chose an extensible desk with removable side panels that fold out when he needs a larger work surface.
An extensible contract allowed the construction company to add new buildings to the project later.
The school built an extensible network that could connect three classrooms or thirty without changing the main setup.
- expandable
more common for physical objects that can increase in size; less technical than extensible
- extendable
focus on length or duration rather than adding new components; e.g. extendable ladder, extendable deadline
- scalable
used nearly interchangeably in computing, but scalable emphasises handling larger amounts (traffic, data) while extensible emphasises adding new functions
文法句型
extensible + noun (system, design, platform)
be + extensible
用法筆記
Common in computing and engineering to describe systems intentionally designed for future growth. For physical objects the synonym 'expandable' is more frequent in everyday language.