unscalable
adjective
un·scal·able
ˌən-ˈskā-lə-bəl 
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Judgment, sequencing, and context—long considered unscalable—can now be captured and shared.
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John Sviokla, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
But this approach is increasingly costly and ultimately unscalable, because the real trouble lies with the technology at the heart of the Internet: its routing architecture.
—Antonio Liotta, IEEE Spectrum, 26 July 2013
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John Sviokla, Forbes.com, 23 Jan. 2026
But this approach is increasingly costly and ultimately unscalable, because the real trouble lies with the technology at the heart of the Internet: its routing architecture.
—Antonio Liotta, IEEE Spectrum, 26 July 2013
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“Unscalable.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/unscalable. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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