addressability

English

Etymology

address +‎ -ability

Noun

addressability (countable and uncountable, plural addressabilities)

  1. (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.
  2. (computer graphics) The capability of a display surface or storage device to accommodate a specified number of uniquely identifiable points[1].
  3. (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
  1. (please provide the title of the work)‎, accessed 16 August 2006, archived from the original on 2009-03-02
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