Mutable vs Malleable - What's the difference?
mutable | malleable |
Changeable; inclined to mutate.
(programming, of a variable) Having a value that is changeable during program execution.
Able to be hammered into thin sheets; capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer, or by the pressure of rollers.
(metaphorical ) Flexible, liable to change.
(cryptography, of an algorithm) in which an adversary can alter a ciphertext such that it decrypts to a related plaintext
As adjectives the difference between mutable and malleable
is that mutable is changeable; inclined to mutate while malleable is able to be hammered into thin sheets; capable of being extended or shaped by beating with a hammer, or by the pressure of rollers.mutable
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(en adjective)Antonyms
* immutableSee also
* alterable ----malleable
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(en adjective)- My opinion on the subject is malleable .