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:

     If you are working with TCP, some specific tunables are also available. By default, some TCP tunables have a value that is too low.

Anagrams

• abluent, ant-blue, bleaunt, blue ant, butenal