seekable

Allows random access

Seekable describes media or data streams that allow jumping to arbitrary positions rather than requiring sequential playback from the beginning.

A seekable video file lets you skip ahead or rewind; a live broadcast typically isn't seekable until recorded.

The term appears in computing and multimedia contexts: The file format isn't seekable, so you'll have to wait.

attribute

adjustable

Able to be changed

navigableCapable of being traversed
scrollableAble to be scrolled
browsableAble to be perused

explorable · addressable · locatable · findable · reachable · accessible · random-access · indexed · bookmarkable · jumpable

media

timeline

Ordered display of events

playheadPlayback position indicator
scrubbingCleaning by rubbing hard
fast-forwardAccelerated playback mode

rewind · timestamp · keyframe · chapter · skip · slider · bookmark · thumbnail · preview · frame-by-frame

database

query

Request for information

indexingSystematic organization for retrieval
searchableCapable of being queried
retrievableAble to be gotten back

accessible · filterable · sortable · keywords · metadata · results · parameters · cursor · pagination · lookup

Opposites

media access capability

seekableunseekable

Cannot be searched for

linear · sequential · streaming · live · unbuffered

accessibility/findability

seekableunfindable

Cannot be located

hidden · inaccessible · unreachable · concealed · unlocatable

Family

seek, seeking, seeks, seeker, beseech, seekers, beseeching, beseeches, beseecher

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