clickable

English

Etymology

c. 1943 (entertainment), c. 1965 (manufacturing), c. 1985 (computing) click +‎ -able

Pronunciation

• Audio (UK)

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Adjective

clickable (not comparable)

1. (entertainment) That establishes rapport with an audience.
2. (manufacturing, of a rigid plastic foam) That retains its shape after being cut by a blade or punched by a die.
3. (computing) Causing some action to occur when clicked with a mouse or other pointing device.

   Putting a clickable link in your post is easy.

Derived terms

• clickability

Translations

entertainment

manufacturing

computing

• Finnish: napsautettava
• Portuguese: clicável (pt)
• Swedish: klickbar (sv)
• Welsh: cliciadwy

Noun

clickable (plural clickables)

1. (computing, graphical user interface) Any element that can be clicked by the user.
   • 1993, Children's Software Revue, volumes 1-4, page 13:

     The design strategy was to boil down the story's 17 pages to simple language, 5 sing-along songs and 5 games, with about 100 total clickables throughout the program.