noun
Meaning 1
The ability to be found.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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Standard Lemma guide
findability
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noun
Meaning 2
The quality of a particular object being locatable.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: computing, engineering, human-sciences, information-science, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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noun
Meaning 3
The quality of a whole system being navigable.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: computing, engineering, human-sciences, information-science, mathematics, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, sciences
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree English find Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dhlom Proto-Indo-European *-dhlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Proto-Indo-European *-teh2 Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh2ts Proto-Italic *-tāts Latin -tās Latin -abilitas Middle French -abletébor. Middle English -ablete English -ability English findability From find + -ability.
Across languages
Translations
8 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: löydettävyys — ability to be found
- Georgian: პოვნადობა (ṗovnadoba) — ability to be found
- Georgian: აღმოჩენადობა (aɣmočenadoba) — ability to be found
- German: Findbarkeit — ability to be found
- Finnish: löytyvyys — quality of object
- Finnish: löydettävyys — quality of object
- Slovak: nájditeľnosť — quality of object
- Slovak: prehľadnosť — quality of system