expendability

  • 21expendable — adjective of relatively little significance and therefore able to be sacrificed or abandoned. Derivatives expendability noun expendably adverb …

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  • 22возможность расширения — — [Л.Г.Суменко. Англо русский словарь по информационным технологиям. М.: ГП ЦНИИС, 2003.] Тематики информационные технологии в целом EN expendability …

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  • 23expendable — ► ADJECTIVE 1) suitable to be used once only; not worth preserving. 2) able to be sacrificed because of little significance when compared to an overall purpose. DERIVATIVES expendability noun expendably adverb …

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  • 24expendably — expendable ► ADJECTIVE 1) suitable to be used once only; not worth preserving. 2) able to be sacrificed because of little significance when compared to an overall purpose. DERIVATIVES expendability noun expendably adverb …

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  • 25expendable — [ek spen′də bəl, ikspen′də bəl] adj. 1. that can be expended 2. Mil. designating or of equipment or personnel considered worth sacrificing to achieve an objective 3. designating or of a person or thing regarded as worth sacrificing under… …

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  • 26expendable — adj. 1 that may be sacrificed or dispensed with, esp. to achieve a purpose. 2 a not regarded as worth preserving or saving. b unimportant, insignificant. 3 not normally reused. Derivatives: expendability n. expendably adv …

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  • 27ex|pend|a|bil|i|ty — «ehk SPEHN duh BIHL uh tee», noun. the quality or state of being expendable: »The Army believes that this ratio of expendability among its best qualified fighters is more to be honored than deplored (Harper s) …

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