tunable

tunable

English

Etymology

    From tune + -able.

    Pronunciation

    • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈtjuːnəb(ə)l/

    Adjective

    tunable (comparative more tunable, superlative most tunable)

    1. (now rare) Harmonious, melodic, tuneful. [from 16th c.]
      • 1624, John Smith, Generall Historie, Kupperman, published 1988, pages 147–8:
        Then doe all with a tunable voice of shouting bid him welcome.
      • 1723, Charles Walker, Memoirs of Sally Salisabury, section I:
        she rather chose to follow the Fortunes of a Wheel-Barrow, than those of a Distaff; daily, charming the Ears of the Publick with the Tuneable and Melodious Cry, of, Come who throws here? Who ventures for an ORANGE?
    2. Able to be tuned. [from 18th c.]

    Noun

    tunable (plural tunables)

    1. (computing) A setting that can be configured.
      • 2013, Sander van Vugt, Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 Administration: Real World Skills for Red Hat Administrators[1]:
        If you are working with TCP, some specific tunables are also available. By default, some TCP tunables have a value that is too low.

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