Extensible

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Extensible \Ex*ten"si*ble\, a. [Cf. F. extensible. See
     {Extend}.]
     Capable of being extended, whether in length or breadth;
     susceptible of enlargement; extensible; extendible; -- the
     opposite of {contractible} or {compressible}. "An extensible
     membrane" --Holder.


     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  extensible
       adj : capable of being protruded or stretched or opened out; "an
             extensile tongue"; "an extensible measuring rule" [syn:
              {extensile}] [ant: {nonextensile}]

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:

  extensible
       
           Said of a system (e.g., {program}, {file
          format}, {programming language}, {protocol}, etc.) designed to
          easily allow the addition of new {features} at a later date,
          e.g. through the use of {hooks}, an {API} or {plug-ins}.
       
          See also {extend}, {forward compatible}.
       
          (1998-01-15)