scalable
adjective
scal·able
ˈskā-lə-bəl 
1
: capable of being scaled
2
: capable of being easily expanded or upgraded on demand
a scalable computer network
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Photonic computing, error correction, scalable quantum architectures, quantum gateway systems, and quantum networking are accelerating the transition from experimental to practical technologies.
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Chuck Brooks, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
Company officials state that the primary obstacle to fusion energy is no longer validating the underlying science, but establishing scalable industrial manufacturing.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 11 June 2026
BioOrbit is exploring a scalable system for crystallising and manufacturing complex biologic drugs in space to enable at-home cancer treatments.
—Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 9 June 2026
Zendesk for Employee Service is a highly capable and scalable IT help desk platform with a slick set of ticket management tools and support for report generation via natural language prompts.
—John Brandon, PC Magazine, 8 June 2026
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Chuck Brooks, Forbes.com, 13 June 2026
Company officials state that the primary obstacle to fusion energy is no longer validating the underlying science, but establishing scalable industrial manufacturing.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 11 June 2026
BioOrbit is exploring a scalable system for crystallising and manufacturing complex biologic drugs in space to enable at-home cancer treatments.
—Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 9 June 2026
Zendesk for Employee Service is a highly capable and scalable IT help desk platform with a slick set of ticket management tools and support for report generation via natural language prompts.
—John Brandon, PC Magazine, 8 June 2026
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scalable
adjective
scal·able
ˈskā-lə-bəl
1
: capable of being scaled
2
: capable of being easily expanded or improved on demand
a scalable computer network
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