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Settable vs Configurable - What's the difference?

settable | configurable |

As adjectives the difference between settable and configurable

is that settable is capable of being set while configurable is capable of being configured; customisable; permitting rearrangement or adjustment.

settable

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Capable of being set.
    • a settable threshold
    a settable power control

    configurable

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Capable of being configured; customisable; permitting rearrangement or adjustment.
  • * 1978 , " Computer Automation, Inc.," Computer World , 29 May (retrieved 2 Nov 2010):
    • CA's other offering, the Basic Desk, is configurable from a minimum single-terminal, dual-floppy disk system to a four-terminal version supporting multiple floppy and 10M-byte disks.
  • * 2006 , Alyssa Gruen, " New car models as versatile as a pair of blue jeans," Daily Orange , 30 Nov. (retrieved 2 Nov 2010):
    • Configurable in sixty-four possible variations, the Honda Element is, hands-down, the jigsaw puzzle of transportation.