updatable

Able to refresh

Updatable describes something that can be updated—modified to reflect new information, improved versions, or current conditions.

Software is updatable when it can receive patches or new features: Make sure your device firmware is updatable.

The term applies to databases, documents, systems, or anything designed to accept revisions.

Also spelled updateable.

modifiable

adjustable

Able to be changed

changeable · revisable · mutable · flexible · editable · amendable · adaptable · tweakable · reprogrammable · convertible

software

firmware

Hardware's permanent programming

revision · software · compatibility · interface · bugfixes · enhancements · improvements · performance · stability · maintenance

refresh

renew

Make valid again

revise · rework · refurbish · reconfigure · restore · rejuvenate · reinvent · redevelop · improve · enhance

Opposites
modifiability

updatablefixed

Restored or immovable

static · immutable · unchangeable · frozen · locked

temporal flexibility

updatablepermanent

Fixed without end

perpetual · eternal · irreversible · legacy · obsolete

Family

update, upgrade, updated, updating, updates, upgraded, upgrades, upgradeable, updater

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G