upgradability

Capacity for betterment

Upgradability is the capacity to be improved or enhanced, typically referring to technology or equipment.

A computer with good upgradability allows users to add memory, swap processors, or install better components: I chose this laptop for its upgradability.

The term appears in discussions of sustainability, where upgradability extends product lifespan.

modularity

scalability

Capacity for growth

add-ons · extensions · slots · ports · interfaces · adapters · swappable · interchangeable · plug-and-play · components

potential

feasibility

Potential for success

possibility · opportunity · latent · untapped · inherent · promise · developability · growth · headroom · ceiling

improvement

enhancement

Increase in quality

betterment · modernization · overhaul · revision · boost · elevation · enrichment · progression · iteration · incremental

tech

firmware

Hardware's permanent programming

specifications · performance · patches · versioning · drivers · support · integration · architecture · processors · RAM

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Opposites
capacity for improvement

upgradabilityfixedness

State of being stationary

immutability · permanence · unchangeability · stagnation · finality

design philosophy

upgradabilityplanned obsolescence

Deliberately shortened product lifespan

disposability · closed system · built-in obsolescence

Family

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