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[syn: extensile, extensible]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Extensible \Ex*ten"si*ble\, a. [Cf. F. extensible. See
Extend.]
Capable of being extended, whether in length or breadth;
susceptible of enlargement; extensible; extendible; -- the
opposite of contractible or compressible. "An extensible
membrane" --Holder.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
extensible
adj 1: capable of being protruded or stretched or opened out;
"an extensile tongue"; "an extensible measuring rule"
[syn: extensile, extensible] [ant: inextensible,
nonextensile, nonprotractile]
The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (30 December 2018):
extensible
Said of a system (e.g., program, file
format, programming language, protocol, etc.) designed to
easily allow the addition of new features at a later date,
e.g. through the use of hooks, an API or plug-ins.
See also extend, forward compatible.
(1998-01-15)