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scalability

/ˌskeɪləˈbɪləti/  ·  say it: SKAY·luh·BIL·uh·tee

the ability to handle growing amounts of work

In Technology & Computing

In more detail

1. (noun) the ability of a system, business, or plan to grow or expand without losing effectiveness or quality

2. (noun) the quality of being able to handle increases in size, demand, or workload while continuing to work well

Examples

• 1. The scalability of cloud computing allows companies to add more users without major problems.
• 2. A good software design should have scalability so it works with 100 users or 1 million users.

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