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Extensible vs Expandable - What's the difference?

extensible | expandable |

As adjectives the difference between extensible and expandable

is that extensible is capable of being extended while expandable is having the capacity to be expanded.

As a noun expandable is

anything that can be expanded.

extensible

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Capable of being extended.

    • Synonyms

    * extendible * extendable

    Antonyms

    * inextensible

    Related terms

    * extensibility

    expandable

    English

    Adjective

    (head)
  • Having the capacity to be expanded.
    • an expandable baton
    an expandable tree of data on a computer display

    See also

    * inflatable

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Anything that can be expanded.
    • Mobile homes include doublewides, expandables , and single units.