browseable

Ready for scanning

Browseable describes something that can be casually looked through or navigated without a specific target in mind.

A browseable catalog lets you flip through at leisure.

A browseable website invites exploration rather than demanding you know exactly what you're looking for.

Also spelled browsable.

searchable

keywords

Important identifying words

  • filterPorous separation device
  • queryRequest for information
  • metadataDescriptive information about content

tags · results · sorting · faceted · refinable · indexed · structured · organized · navigable · accessible

catalog

library

Book collection or building

archive · collection · inventory · database · directory · listing · repository · shelves · stacks · aisle

digital

website

Online page collection

navigation · clickable · hyperlink · scrollable · thumbnails · content · multimedia · portal · ebook · layout

publication

magazine

Bound periodical with articles

leaflet · journal · edition · volume · article · encyclopedia · compendium · literature · lookbook · anthology

Opposites
accessibility

browseablehidden

Kept out of sight

locked · inaccessible · restricted · blocked · private

discoverability/organization

browseableunsearchable

Cannot be located digitally

unnavigable · unexplorable · unindexed · disorganized · opaque

Family

browse, browser, browsing, browsed, browses, browsable

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G