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English Dictionary: extensible	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
extensible adj capable of being protruded or stretched or opened out; "an extensile tongue"; "an extensible measuring rule" Synonym(s): extensile, extensible Antonym(s): inextensible, nonextensile, nonprotractile
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Extensible \Exten"sible\, a. [Cf. F. extensible. See {Extend}.] Capable of being extended, whether in length or breadth; susceptible of enlargement; extensible; extendible; -- the opposite of contractible or compressible. [bd]An extensible membrane[b8] --Holder.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
extensible Said of a system (e.g., {program}, {file format}, {programming language}, {protocol}, etc.) designed to easily allow the addition of new {features} at a later date, e.g. through the use of {hooks}, an {API} or {plug-ins}. See also {extend}, {forward compatible}. (1998-01-15)