serializable
That can be serialized.
Adjective
- That can be serialized.
- This implies that the fields must be either of primitive types or of class types that are themselves serializable. - 2002, Ivor Horton, Beginning Java 2: SDK 1.4 Edition:
- If a class is serializable, all of its subclasses are also serializable. - 2006, Herbert Schildt, Java: The Complete Reference:
Origin
Etymology tree English serial Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English serialize Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlom Proto-Indo-European *-dʰlis Proto-Italic *-ðlis Latin -bilis Latin -ābilis Old French -ablebor. Middle English -able English -able English serializable From serialize + -able.