serializable

From serialize + -able.

• Hyphenation: se‧ri‧a‧li‧za‧ble

serializable (not comparable)

1. (computing) That can be serialized.
   • 2002, Ivor Horton, Beginning Java 2: SDK 1.4 Edition:

     This implies that the fields must be either of primitive types or of class types that are themselves serializable.

   • 2006, Herbert Schildt, Java: The Complete Reference:

     If a class is serializable, all of its subclasses are also serializable.

• externalizable