downloadable

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English

Etymology

From download +‎ -able.

Pronunciation

Adjective

downloadable (not comparable)

  1. Capable of being downloaded.
    Antonym: undownloadable
    • 2000, Dan Poynter, The Self-Publishing Manual: How to Write, Print and Sell Your Own Book:
      While you do not have to cut prices on your downloadable "books," some publishers are tempted to cut the list price on their dead tree editions.
    • 2020 June 17, “Stop & Examine”, in Rail, page 71:
      Network Rail has produced a free downloadable comic highlighting the consequences of railway trespass. Between March 23 and April 26, there were 1,024 trespass incidents on the railway. [] it is based on the company's award-winning safety film 18, which shows the dangers of trespass, especially around electrified lines.

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Noun

downloadable (plural downloadables)

  1. (computing) Something that can be downloaded.
    • 2011, Carrie Wilkerson, The Barefoot Executive, page 159:
      But when you're talking about digital products and downloadables, the average product online digitally allows you to get a 50 percent commission.