scalable

adjective

scal·​able ˈskā-lə-bəl How to pronounce scalable (audio)
1
: capable of being scaled
2
: capable of being easily expanded or upgraded on demand
a scalable computer network
scalability noun

Examples of scalable in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Prioritize Speed And Scalability: The urgency of the climate crisis demands rapid deployment of scalable solutions and can be likened to the dynamic nature of a ship in the marine field. Rosalba Carandente, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2024 Their cloud services, including Microsoft 365 and Azure, provide flexible and scalable solutions without the burden of on-premise hardware. Tyler Shepherd, USA TODAY, 7 Jan. 2024 All this adds up to a sustainable and scalable recipe for the new Salesforce–leaner, more profit-focused, and marrying AI with its existing data cloud services–which will continue to power Salesforce ahead for years to come. Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 4 Jan. 2024 Google also claims that Gemini is more scalable and efficient than its previous AI models when run on Google's custom Tensor Processing Units (TPU). Benj Edwards, Ars Technica, 6 Dec. 2023 Small steps lead to significant changes, making your business more scalable and sellable. Lien De Pau, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2024 The company is still working to prove that its key energy storage technology is scalable, and its stock price slumped in 2023 amid development delays. Ana Swanson Thomas Ekström, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2024 While the test utilized only 15g of red mud (yielding 2.6g of metallic iron), the team calculated that their process is both economically viable and industrially scalable. Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 7 Feb. 2024 Such matters are all the more crucial when growing a company that spans many geographies, requiring DEI initiatives that are scalable, sustainable, quantifiable, and significant. Byruth Umoh, Fortune, 17 Jan. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

circa 1580, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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“Scalable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scalable. Accessed 18 Mar. 2024.

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scalable

adjective
scal·​able ˈskā-lə-bəl How to pronounce scalable (audio)
1
: capable of being scaled
2
: capable of being easily expanded or improved on demand
a scalable computer network
scalability noun

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