addressability
English
Etymology
address + -ability
Noun
addressability (countable and uncountable, plural addressabilities)
- (computing) The capability of a microprocessor etc. to deal with values of a certain size using a single instruction.
- 64-bit addressability means that a single machine instruction can operate on a value stored in eight bytes.
- (computer graphics) The capability of a display surface or storage device to accommodate a specified number of uniquely identifiable points[1].
- (micrographics) The capability of a specified field frame to contain a specific number of uniquely identifiable points[1].
Synonyms
- (capability to deal with values of certain size): bitness
References
- (please provide the title of the work), accessed 16 August 2006, archived from the original on 2009-03-02