Ability to extend the kernel with custom services (or new abstractions) not built into it out-of-the-box.
The ability to add functionality to an existing program. For example, the Small Business Server console is extensible in that additional features and help files can be added and integrated by value-added providers and end users.
The ability to add new features to an existing program without disturbing any existing code.
The ability to expand and adapt an e-learning application or infrastructure by adding features, components, or services to a core set of capabilities.
The ability to add new components, technology, and increments to the data warehouse solution. This is a critical capability for the data warehouse architecture and technical architecture.
The ability of a sealant to stretch under tensile load.
The capability to extend an object's or application's functionality through the use of a programming language or an add-in.
Capability of being extended. For example, the Oracle8 extensibility framework allows partners to easily provide their own implementations of RDBMS services and register them with the server.
The ability of a coating to stretch with the substrate as it swells or shrinks.
A feature of DVD-A that gives it the capability of using any new digital encoding technology that may become popular in the future. 5.1 - A speaker system which uses three speakers across the front and two stereo speakers in the rear, along with a subwoofer.
the ability of paper or plastic to be stretched without breaking.
In software engineering, extensibility (sometimes confused with forward compatibility) is a system design principle where the implementation takes into consideration future growth. It is a systemic measure of the ability to extend a system and the level of effort required to implement the extension. Extensions can be through the addition of new functionality or through modification of existing functionality.