1. capable of being written on or written to
2. able to be expressed or described in writing
3. allowing data to be stored or modified
Usage: computing

Examples

• The CD is writable, so you can burn your own music files onto it.
• Make sure the disk is writable before attempting to save the document.
• Her experiences were so complex they seemed barely writable.
• The writable surface of the whiteboard had become stained over time.
• Check that the file permissions are set to writable.
• The story was writable once she found the right perspective.
• This writable DVD can hold up to 4.7 gigabytes of data.