extensible

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

extensible
    adj 1: capable of being protruded or stretched or opened out;
           "an extensile tongue"; "an extensible measuring rule"
           [syn: {extensile}, {extensible}] [ant: {inextensible},
           {nonextensile}, {nonprotractile}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Extensible \Ex*ten"si*ble\, a. [Cf. F. extensible. See
   {Extend}.]
   Capable of being extended, whether in length or breadth;
   susceptible of enlargement; extensible; extendible; -- the
   opposite of {contractible} or {compressible}. "An extensible
   membrane" --Holder.
   [1913 Webster]

from The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (8 July 2008)

extensible

   <programming> Said of a system (e.g., {program}, {file
   format}, {programming language}, {protocol}, etc.) designed to
   easily allow the addition of new {features} at a later date,
   e.g. through the use of {hooks}, an {API} or {plug-ins}.

   See also {extend}, {forward compatible}.

   (1998-01-15)

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