Usable
adjective
Something that can be used, usually because it is available or practical for a purpose.
After the repair, her car was finally usable again.
Often appears as...
- a usable product
- usable information
adjective
In technology, especially computing, something working well enough to be used.
The software is now stable and usable, you can start using it for your project.
Often appears as...
- usable interface
- usable design
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Technical
adjective
Something that can be used, usually because it is available or practical for a purpose.
After the repair, her car was finally usable again.
Often appears as...
- a usable product
- usable information
adjective
In technology, especially computing, something working well enough to be used.
The software is now stable and usable, you can start using it for your project.
Often appears as...
- usable interface
- usable design
Usage tips
Technical
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Pro Tip 1/3Availability Matters
Usable often implies the item is accessible or easy to obtain and ready to be used.
We considered several venues, but only one was usable for our event.
Pro Tip 2/3Practicality
Think of 'usable' as convenient and suitable for a specific purpose or situation.
Ensure the instructions are usable for people of all ages.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Perfect
'Usable' doesn't mean perfect; it often means good enough to serve a purpose.
The old textbook is still usable despite its worn pages.
Pro Tip 1/3Availability Matters
Usable often implies the item is accessible or easy to obtain and ready to be used.
We considered several venues, but only one was usable for our event.
Pro Tip 2/3Practicality
Think of 'usable' as convenient and suitable for a specific purpose or situation.
Ensure the instructions are usable for people of all ages.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Perfect
'Usable' doesn't mean perfect; it often means good enough to serve a purpose.
The old textbook is still usable despite its worn pages.
Pro Tip 1/3Availability Matters
Usable often implies the item is accessible or easy to obtain and ready to be used.
We considered several venues, but only one was usable for our event.
Pro Tip 2/3Practicality
Think of 'usable' as convenient and suitable for a specific purpose or situation.
Ensure the instructions are usable for people of all ages.
Pro Tip 3/3Not Perfect
'Usable' doesn't mean perfect; it often means good enough to serve a purpose.
The old textbook is still usable despite its worn pages.
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Amos Winter: The cheap...
because we had to make a device that could travel on many, many types of terrain but still be usable indoors, and be simple enough to repair, we ended up with a fundamentally new product, a new product that is an innovation in a space that really hasn't changed in a hundred years. And these are all merits that are not just good in the developing world.
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Why great architecture...
We then went on to optimize the glazing of the facades to minimize the energy consumption of the building. But most importantly, we could prove that through the geometry of the building design, the building itself would provide sufficient shading to the courtyards so that those would be usable throughout the entire year.
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Photography as...
which I would consider a completely unusable, to an after that looks like that. There's so much out there, but that doesn't mean that there's no need for more. I think that there's a need for as much art in the world as humanly possible. And everybody should be out there making something creative.
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Vermicomposting: How...
These red wigglers are surface dwellers who don't burrow too deep, they're optimal feeders around room temperature, and they're well-suited to converting organic waste into usable fertilizer. Now, your worms might be vermin, but they need a comfortable space to live and some bedding materials,
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Taylor Wilson: My...
You can run these off -- they're really hungry, they really like down-blended weapons pits, so that's highly enriched uranium and weapons-grade plutonium that's been down-blended. It's made into a grade where it's not usable for a nuclear weapon, but they love this stuff.
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The human insights...
forms a more complete picture. Big data is able to offer insights at scale and leverage the best of machine intelligence, whereas thick data can help us rescue the context loss that comes from making big data usable, and leverage the best of human intelligence.
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The three ways that good...
but if you followed what he said, everything would be usable but it would be ugly." Well, I didn't have that in mind, so This is neat. Thank you for setting up my display. I mean, it's just wonderful.
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Tim Brown urges...
human-centered. It may integrate technology and economics, but it starts with what humans need, or might need. What makes life easier, more enjoyable? What makes technology useful and usable?
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The Blind Spots of the...
to produce that much amount of usable material. Our ticket to green growth, in other words, is digging deep in the environment. Now we know that mining can have grave impacts
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My life as an outsider PIPE...
an accessible usable product going from speed one of the most modern experiences in the world the next project is about looking at the past and how religious
Video examples
Amos Winter: The cheap...
because we had to make a device that could travel on many, many types of terrain but still be usable indoors, and be simple enough to repair, we ended up with a fundamentally new product, a new product that is an innovation in a space that really hasn't changed in a hundred years. And these are all merits that are not just good in the developing world.
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Why great architecture...
We then went on to optimize the glazing of the facades to minimize the energy consumption of the building. But most importantly, we could prove that through the geometry of the building design, the building itself would provide sufficient shading to the courtyards so that those would be usable throughout the entire year.
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Photography as...
which I would consider a completely unusable, to an after that looks like that. There's so much out there, but that doesn't mean that there's no need for more. I think that there's a need for as much art in the world as humanly possible. And everybody should be out there making something creative.
Video examples
Vermicomposting: How...
These red wigglers are surface dwellers who don't burrow too deep, they're optimal feeders around room temperature, and they're well-suited to converting organic waste into usable fertilizer. Now, your worms might be vermin, but they need a comfortable space to live and some bedding materials,
Video examples
Taylor Wilson: My...
You can run these off -- they're really hungry, they really like down-blended weapons pits, so that's highly enriched uranium and weapons-grade plutonium that's been down-blended. It's made into a grade where it's not usable for a nuclear weapon, but they love this stuff.
Video examples
The human insights...
forms a more complete picture. Big data is able to offer insights at scale and leverage the best of machine intelligence, whereas thick data can help us rescue the context loss that comes from making big data usable, and leverage the best of human intelligence.
Video examples
The three ways that good...
but if you followed what he said, everything would be usable but it would be ugly." Well, I didn't have that in mind, so This is neat. Thank you for setting up my display. I mean, it's just wonderful.
Video examples
Tim Brown urges...
human-centered. It may integrate technology and economics, but it starts with what humans need, or might need. What makes life easier, more enjoyable? What makes technology useful and usable?
Video examples
The Blind Spots of the...
to produce that much amount of usable material. Our ticket to green growth, in other words, is digging deep in the environment. Now we know that mining can have grave impacts
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My life as an outsider PIPE...
an accessible usable product going from speed one of the most modern experiences in the world the next project is about looking at the past and how religious
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Quote examples
Jimmy Reid
Scottish Activist
Robert Burns enriched Scottish song with his genius and is mainly responsible for the rich treasure house of song that we enjoy today. He collected folk songs, retained the melodic line, kept what words were usable and rewrote the rest. He didn't claim ownership.
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Gary Wolf
American Journalist
Sometimes entire categories of craigslist are rendered nearly unusable by spam. Con artists prowl the listings, paying sellers with fake cashier's checks and luring buyers to share their credit card numbers.
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Bill Gates
American Businessman
Should surveillance be usable for petty crimes like jaywalking or minor drug possession? Or is there a higher threshold for certain information? Those aren't easy questions.
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Elizabeth Diller
Polish Architect
Aside from keeping the rain out and producing some usable space, architecture is nothing but a special-effects machine that delights and disturbs the senses.
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Ian Mcewan
British Author
A twenty-one-year-old writer is likely to be inhibited by a lack of usable experience. Childhood and adolescence were something I knew.
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Ferdinand Mount
British Writer
No constitution is or can be perfectly symmetrical, what it can and must be is generally accepted as both fair and usable.
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Robert Collier
American Author
Make your mold. The best flux in the world will not make a usable shape unless you have a mold to pour it in.
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Heywood Broun
American Journalist
Get up and hit a home run,' has never been a part of the usable technique of any manager.
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Anne Reid
English Actress
I'd make every weapon on the planet unusable. Every bomb. Every gun.
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Daniela Ruah
American Actress
I'd rather have a house that's nice but usable.
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Jimmy Reid
Scottish Activist
Robert Burns enriched Scottish song with his genius and is mainly responsible for the rich treasure house of song that we enjoy today. He collected folk songs, retained the melodic line, kept what words were usable and rewrote the rest. He didn't claim ownership.
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Gary Wolf
American Journalist
Sometimes entire categories of craigslist are rendered nearly unusable by spam. Con artists prowl the listings, paying sellers with fake cashier's checks and luring buyers to share their credit card numbers.
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Bill Gates
American Businessman
Should surveillance be usable for petty crimes like jaywalking or minor drug possession? Or is there a higher threshold for certain information? Those aren't easy questions.
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Elizabeth Diller
Polish Architect
Aside from keeping the rain out and producing some usable space, architecture is nothing but a special-effects machine that delights and disturbs the senses.
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Ian Mcewan
British Author
A twenty-one-year-old writer is likely to be inhibited by a lack of usable experience. Childhood and adolescence were something I knew.
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Ferdinand Mount
British Writer
No constitution is or can be perfectly symmetrical, what it can and must be is generally accepted as both fair and usable.
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Robert Collier
American Author
Make your mold. The best flux in the world will not make a usable shape unless you have a mold to pour it in.
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Heywood Broun
American Journalist
Get up and hit a home run,' has never been a part of the usable technique of any manager.
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Anne Reid
English Actress
I'd make every weapon on the planet unusable. Every bomb. Every gun.
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Daniela Ruah
American Actress
I'd rather have a house that's nice but usable.
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