pickable

Pickable is an adjective that denotes something capable of being picked. It is formed from the verb pick and the suffix -able, and is used in both everyday language and technical contexts to indicate that a thing can be selected, harvested, or otherwise chosen.

In agriculture and horticulture, fruits, vegetables, and crops are described as pickable when they are ready for harvest or picking. The term helps communicate work stages and harvest timing to workers.

In computing, pickable items are those that can be selected or interacted with by a user. Interfaces, game objects, and graphical elements may be labeled as pickable or non-pickable. Implementations often rely on input processing such as hit testing or ray casting to determine which object is under a pointer or touch. A pickable flag or attribute may be used to enable or disable input handling for specific objects.

In 3D graphics and visualization, picking is the process of identifying the object that a user is pointing to or clicking on, typically through a scene’s spatial queries. The concept is central to editing tools, selection mechanisms, and interactive environments.

The term is sometimes used more loosely to describe anything that can be chosen or selected in a given context, contrasting with non-pickable items that are ignored by input or harvesting processes.