1. capable of being indexed or arranged in an index
Usage: commonly used in computing and information management contexts
2. able to be searched or retrieved using an index
Usage: technical; used in database and search engine contexts

Examples

• The database stores only indexable fields to improve search performance.
• All documents in the archive are indexable by date and author.
• Search engines require content to be indexable in order to rank it in results.
• The new software makes previously unindexable data fully indexable.
• Metadata must be indexable for the system to function efficiently.