Correctable

Part of speech: adjective

Definitions

1. Able to be repaired or improved to address flaws or mistakes
2. Possible to modify or adjust in order to make accurate or right any discrepancies
3. Capable of being fixed to remove errors or faults

Etymology: "Correctable" is a plain, transparent formation: the verb "correct" with the suffix "-able," meaning "able to be." The stem "correct" came into English from Latin "corrigere," a compound of "com-" (intensifying "together" or "thoroughly") and "regere," "to guide or rule," so the underlying sense is something like "to set straight thoroughly." The suffix "-able" came into English through Old French from Latin "-abilis," and it attaches to verbs to mean that something can be acted upon in the stated way. The adjective was formed in Middle English, and it describes a fault or error that can be fixed. The sense is practical rather than moral, which is why the word is common in technical and administrative contexts, such as a correctable typing mistake or a correctable defect in a design.

Synonyms: fixable, amendable

Antonyms: incorrigible, unfixable