tackable

Tackable is an adjective used to describe something that can be fastened or pinned with tacks, pins, or similar small fasteners. The word is formed from tack, a small nail or pin, plus the suffix -able. In everyday use, tackable surfaces are those that will hold pins or tacks, such as cork boards, bulletin boards, fabric-covered boards, textiles, or walls prepared with pin-friendly materials. In educational and office settings, describing a surface as tackable indicates it is suitable for posting notes, notices, or visual materials without additional mounting hardware.

In nautical and sailing contexts, tackable is less common but may be used to describe a vessel or its sail plan's ability to tack, meaning to turn the bow through the wind. More standard terms in that domain are tack as a verb and tacking capability or the phrase able to tack.

Etymology traces tackable to tack + -able, with usage primarily in contexts involving pinning or displaying items. The term should not be conflated with tacky, which has a different, more colloquial meaning related to poor quality or stickiness.

See also: tack, tacking, tackable surfaces, bulletin board, corkboard.