What is scalable?

What does scalable mean?

Scalability is a characteristic of an organization, system, model, or function that describes its capability to cope and perform well under an increased or expanding workload or scope.

What is an example of scalability?

For example, an application program would be scalable if it could be moved from a smaller to a larger operating system and take full advantage of the larger operating system in terms of performance (user response time and so forth) and the larger number of users that could be handled.

What is a scalable system?

A system is scalable when it has the capacity to accommodate a greater amount of usage. Some systems aren't at all scalable, and can only handle exactly the amount of usage they were designed for. Scalable systems can handle extra usage, but their capacity varies.

What's another word for scalable?

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