Locateable

Locateable is an adjective meaning capable of being located; it describes objects, persons, or digital items whose position or whereabouts can be determined or retrieved. The term is formed from the verb locate plus the suffix -able. Spelling variants include locatable; locateable is less common in modern practice and may appear in some regional or older texts.

In geographic and logistical contexts, locateable often refers to assets whose position can be established through methods such as GPS, mapping, or tracking systems. In information technology and data management, an item is locateable if it can be found within a database, file system, or network using its metadata, indices, or search functionality. The concept is closely tied to locatability, locate services, and geolocation, which describe the ability to determine and use the position of objects or data.

Examples include: "The package is locateable in the courier's tracking system," or "The beacon makes the device locateable to responders." In practice, the choice of spelling may vary by regional variant of English, with locatable being the more widely used form in many contemporary sources.

See also: locatable, locatability, locating, geolocation, GPS.