different between eraser vs erasable

English

Etymology

erase +? -er

Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: ?-r?z?, IPA^(key): /???e?z?/
• (US) enPR: ?-r?s?r, IPA^(key): /???e?s?/
• Rhymes: -e?z?(?) (UK)
• Rhymes: -e?s?(?) (US)

Noun

eraser (plural erasers)

1. One who erases.
2. (Canada, US) A thing used to erase or remove something written or drawn by a pen or a pencil.

   I have worn out the eraser on this pencil.

3. (Canada, US) A thing used to erase something written by chalk on a chalkboard, by marker on a whiteboard, or by some other erasable implement; a chalkboard eraser, whiteboard eraser, etc.
4. (computing) An overwriter program used to prevent data recovery.

Synonyms

• (thing used to remove markings): (UK, India) rubber, (UK) india rubber, (UK) bungee

Translations

Anagrams

• Reaser, rarees, searer, serrae

English

Etymology

erase +? -able

Adjective

erasable (comparative more erasable, superlative most erasable)

1. Capable of being erased
   • 2006 Crayola Markers, Binney & Smith, Inc. [advertizement on box]:

     "Avoid the frustration of time-consuming do-overs on school projects. Try Crayola Erasable Markers, Crayons & colored pencils."

Synonyms

• delible

Antonyms

• unerasable
• recordable

Derived terms

Translations

See also

• eraser
• rubber
• rub out

Noun

erasable (plural erasables)

1. Any recording medium whose contents can be erased.
   • 1986, Photonics Spectra (volume 20)

     With the addition of the erasables, the company now offers what it describes as "a complete family" of optical recording products, including Videodisk, CD-ROM, CD-audio, and write-once units.

Anagrams

• Larabees