Wiederbeschreibbarem

Wiederbeschreibbarem is the dative singular neuter form of the German adjective wiederbeschreibbar. The base term wiederbeschreibbar means rewritable or able to be described again. The prefix wieder- signals repetition, while beschreibbar expresses feasibility. In common usage the technical sense “rewritable” is predominant, especially in the context of data storage.

Usage and grammar: As an attributive adjective, wiederbeschreibbar precedes a noun and changes with case, number, and gender. The form wiederbeschreibbarem occurs in the dative singular neuter or masculine without a determiner, for example: mit wiederbeschreibbarem Speichermedium or zu wiederbeschreibbarem Material. With a definite article, the form changes to dem wiederbeschreibbaren Medium, illustrating typical German inflection patterns.

Technological context: The term is widely used for media that support multiple write cycles, such as CD-RW, DVD-RW, and BD-RE, as well as erasable flash memory. The practical rewrite capability depends on the specific technology and its specifications, including the number of permitted rewrite cycles and data integrity considerations. In broader language use, wiederbeschreibbar can describe processes or documents that can be revised or updated, though the technical usage is most common.

Related terms and notes: The related adjectives wiederbeschreibbar, wiederbeschreibblock (colloquial or context-specific variants), and the verb wiederbeschreiben (to rewrite or describe again) are connected etymologically. The form wiederbeschreibbarem is one instance of the flexible German declension system for adjectives in varying grammatical cases.