used to describe a computer, a network, software, etc. that can be adapted to meet greater needs in the future (计算机、网络、软件等)可扩展的,可升级的 A business database needs to be scalable. 商业数据库需要具备可以升级的条件。 Many internet companies use highly scalable technology to reduce the requirement for many new employees. 许多互联网公司使用高度可扩展的技术来降低对许多新员工的要求。
designed to work on a large or small scale, according to needs 可改变大小的;可缩放的 The printer has 80 scaleable fonts. 这台打印机有80种可缩放字体。 scalable graphics 可变更大小的图形
that can be climbed (计算机、网络、软件等)可扩展的,可升级的