scalable

Thân thiện

The hikers studied the scalable slope of the mountain before their climb.

Definition

Adjective: 1. Capable of being scaled or climbed: Refers to a physical surface, like a mountain or wall, that can be ascended. 2. Able to be changed in size or capability: Refers to a system, process, or technology that can handle increased or decreased demand, workload, or size efficiently without a fundamental redesign.

Usage Examples

• Adjective (Physical Sense):
  • The south face of the mountain is not scalable by amateur climbers.
  • They searched for a scalable section of the cliff to begin their ascent.
• Adjective (Technical/Business Sense):
  • We need a scalable software architecture to support millions of future users.
  • Their business model is highly scalable, allowing for rapid expansion into new markets.
  • Cloud computing provides scalable resources that can be adjusted based on need.

Advanced Usage

• "Scalability" (noun): The quality of being scalable.
  • The scalability of the platform is its main advantage.
• "Horizontally scalable": A system that can scale by adding more machines or nodes to a pool of resources.
  • The database is horizontally scalable, meaning we can add more servers to handle the load.
• "Vertically scalable": A system that can scale by adding more power (CPU, RAM) to an existing machine.
  • The legacy application is only vertically scalable, which becomes very expensive.

Variants and Related Words

• Scale (verb): To climb or to change in size or proportion.
  • They plan to scale the peak tomorrow. (Physical)
  • The company struggled to scale its operations. (Technical)
• Unscalable (adjective): Not capable of being scaled.
  • The proposed solution was elegant but ultimately unscalable.
• Scaled (adjective): Having scales (like a fish) or increased/decreased proportionally.
  • The scaled model of the building was impressive. (Proportional)
  • Reptiles have scaled skin. (Having scales)

Synonyms

• Climbable: (For physical sense) Able to be climbed.
• Expandable: Able to be made larger.
• Elastic: Able to adapt to change, especially in computing.
• Modular: Designed with independent units for easy expansion.

Antonyms

• Unscalable: Not scalable.
• Fixed: Not changing in size or capacity.
• Limited: Restricted in scope or capacity.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. capable of being scaled; possible to scale
   • the scalable slope of a mountain