The ability of a cable system to identify and (at least partially) control individual cable converters. Addressability is required for pay-per-view and most interactive systems. It is also convenient because service changes can be made without a trip to the customer's home. Most current cable converters are addressable today.

The ability to control or program an individual set-top box from a centrally located computer. This makes it possible to send a command to a customer's set-top box and effect changes in its level of service.

The ability to control the placement of individual droplets. Sometimes expressed as dots per inch or centimeter.

A reference to the accurate placement of pixels of a digital file rendered to output devices such as film recorders and image setters. The size of the recorded pixel, the size of the imaging sensor, system illumination, optical quality all affect addressability.

Refers to how many pixels can be sent to the display horizontally and vertically. The most common combinations currently in use are 640x480 (VGA mode), 800x600 (SVGA mode), 1024x768, 1280x1024 and 1600x1200.