English
addressability
From address + -ability.
A compound of address + -ability
Latin regō ‘to govern, rule’
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Proto-Romance *dīrēctiāre ‘to guide; to direct’
Proto-Romance *addīrēctiāre
Old French adrecier ‘to straighten, address’
Middle English adressen ‘to raise erect, adorn’
English address
Today it means
noun The capability of a microprocessor etc. to deal with values of a certain size using a single instruction.
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Etymograph / addressability