Dostupan

Dostupan is an adjective used in Croatian, Bosnian and Serbian to describe something that can be reached, obtained, or used. It conveys the idea of accessibility or availability, as opposed to being out of reach or unavailable. The term is commonly applied to people, places, objects, and abstract concepts such as information or services.

Grammatical agreement follows standard Slavic patterns: dostupan for masculine singular, dostupna for feminine singular and dostupno for neuter singular; plural forms vary with gender. In everyday usage the word appears in both formal and informal contexts. Examples include: Izvor je dostupan (The source is accessible); Podaci su dostupni korisnicima (The data are accessible to users); Servis je dostupan 24 sata (The service is available 24 hours).

In information technology and administration, dostupan is frequently used to describe systems, data sets, APIs, and services that can be accessed or used. It often contrasts with nedostupan, meaning inaccessible or unavailable, and with terms like održiva dostupnost (sustainable availability) in discussions of reliability and uptime.

Etymology: dostupan derives from the Slavic root related to access or reach, with a prefix that emphasizes attainment or attainment of reach. The related noun dostupnost means accessibility or availability, and the verb form dostupiti (to reach or access) underpins its semantic field.

See also: accessibility, availability, reachability, nedostupan.