updateable

Able to revise

Updateable describes something that can be modified or revised to include newer information or features: The software is updateable through automatic patches.

The spelling updateable and updatable are both standard, with updatable slightly more common.

The word appears frequently in technical contexts—firmware, databases, applications—where periodic revision is expected.

sensename

modifiable

Able to be changed

editableCapable of modification
changeableCapable of alteration
alterableAble to be changed

revisable · amendable · upgradeable · patchable · refreshable · overwritable · rewritable · correctable · improvable · maintainable

adaptive

configurable

Able to be adjusted

customizableAble to be modified
adjustableAble to be changed
flexibleAble to bend freely

scalable · dynamic · reconfigurable · tailorable · programmable · reprogrammable · variable · tweakable · tunable · extensible

technology

firmware

Hardware's permanent programming

softwarePrograms directing computer operations
patchMaterial covering damage
versionA distinct form

upgrade · database · system · release · revision · bugfix · security · compatibility · sync · refresh

Opposites

modifiability

updateablefixed

Restored or immovable

immutable · unchangeable · read-only · locked · unmodifiable

permanence

updateablepermanent

Fixed without end

final · irreversible · archived · definitive · indelible

Family

date, update, updated, updating, updates, updater, updatable, updaters

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