sortable

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English

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French sortable; equivalent to sort +‎ -able.

Pronunciation

Adjective

sortable (comparative more sortable, superlative most sortable)

  1. That can be sorted.
    • 2007 February 15, David Pogue, “Freedom for Prisoners of Voice Mail”, in The New York Times:
      Text is searchable, sortable, copyable, pastable, printable and forwardable.
  2. (obsolete) Suitable; proper, appropriate.

Antonyms

Noun

sortable (plural sortables)

  1. (graphical user interface) A component that allows a sequence of items to be reordered via drag and drop.

Anagrams

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sɔʁ.tabl/
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Adjective

sortable (plural sortables)

  1. presentable

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