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Mutable vs Editable - What's the difference?

mutable | editable |

As adjectives the difference between mutable and editable

is that mutable is changeable; inclined to mutate while editable is capable of being edited.

mutable

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Changeable; inclined to mutate.
  • (programming, of a variable) Having a value that is changeable during program execution.
  • Antonyms

    * immutable

    See also

    * alterable ----

    editable

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Capable of being edited.
  • This page is editable by anyone.

    Antonyms

    * uneditable