upgradeability
Capacity for improvement
Upgradeability is how readily something can be improved or expanded.
The term appears most often in technology contexts: a computer's upgradeability determines whether you can add memory or swap components.
The laptop's poor upgradeability means you're stuck with whatever specs you bought.
Products with high upgradeability tend to last longer because they can evolve with changing needs.
Divisibility into independent units
- motherboardComputer's primary circuit platform
- bayPartially enclosed water
- dockMooring structure at water's edge
- retrofitUpdate existing equipment
add-on · peripheral · accessory · aftermarket · third-party · USB · slot · interchangeability
Capacity for growth
- adaptabilityAbility to adjust readily
- extensibilityCapacity for adding features
- flexibilityAbility to adapt easily
- longevityDuration of existence
readiness · viability · provisioning · headroom · lifespan · serviceability · repairability · maintainability
Hardware's permanent programming
- patchMaterial covering damage
- updateNew version or information
- versioningTracking successive iterations
- compatibilityMutual suitability between things
optimization · refinement · overhaul · migration · integration · driver · API · plugin
modularity
Divisibility into independent units
- motherboardComputer's primary circuit platform
- bayPartially enclosed water
- dockMooring structure at water's edge
retrofit · add-on · peripheral · accessory · aftermarket · third-party · USB · slot · interchangeability · swappable
scalability
Capacity for growth
- adaptabilityAbility to adjust readily
- extensibilityCapacity for adding features
- flexibilityAbility to adapt easily
longevity · readiness · viability · provisioning · headroom · lifespan · serviceability · repairability · maintainability
firmware
Hardware's permanent programming
- patchMaterial covering damage
- updateNew version or information
- versioningTracking successive iterations
compatibility · optimization · refinement · overhaul · migration · integration · driver · API · plugin · extension
upgradeabilityfixedness
State of being stationary
immutability · inflexibility · rigidity · permanence · finality
upgradeabilityplanned obsolescence
Deliberately shortened product lifespan
built-in obsolescence · disposability · finality · permanence · obsolescence
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