From grep + -able. (General American) IPA(key): /ˈɡɹɛ.pə.bəl/ <span class="searchmatch">greppable</span> (not comparable) (computing, of a file) In a format suitable for searching with...
From un- + <span class="searchmatch">greppable</span>. ungreppable (not comparable) Not <span class="searchmatch">greppable</span>. 1993 August 21, Paul Eggert, “termios; VMIN overlaps VEOF?”, in comp.std.unix[1] (Usenet):...
(by extension) To search anything (perhaps a paper document by eye). <span class="searchmatch">greppable</span> use the program grep search anything Eric S[teven] Raymond, editor (2003...