downloadable

English

Etymology

From download +‎ -able.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˌdaʊnˈləʊd.ə.bl̩/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌdaʊnˈloʊd.ə.bl̩/

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.

Coordinate terms

• uploadable

Derived terms

• nondownloadable

 

Related terms

• downloadability
• downloading

Translations

capable of being downloaded

• Catalan: descarregable
• Dutch: downloadbaar (nl)
• French: téléchargeable (fr)
• Georgian: ჩამოტვირთვადი (čamoṭvirtvadi)
• German: downloadbar
• Hungarian: letölthető (hu)
• Italian: scaricabile
• Norman: dêchèrgeabl'ye
• Spanish: descargable
• Swedish: nerladdningsbar (sv), nedladdningsbar (sv)

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.