revertible

English

Alternative forms

• revertable (the less common form)

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman French revertible, from Late Latin revertibilis, from Latin revertere, from re- (“re-: again, back”) + vertere (“to turn”), + -ibilis (“-ible: able to”). Equivalent to revert +‎ -ible.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ɹɪˈvɜːtɪbl̩/
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ɹɪˈvɝtɪbl̩/
• Rhymes: -ɜː(ɹ)tɪbəl

Adjective

revertible (not comparable)

1. Able to be reverted.
   • 2021, Bertrand Dufrasne, Michael Frankenberg, Tony Eriksson, IBM DS8000 Copy Services: Updated for IBM DS8000 Release 9.1, page 253:

     When the sequence numbers are all equal and there is a mix of revertible and unrevertible volumes, the copy to the FlashCopy targets has taken place but the process is not finished for some volumes.

References

• “revertible, adj.”, in OED Online ⁠, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2010.

Spanish

Adjective

revertible m or f (masculine and feminine plural revertibles)

1. revertible