different between multiuse vs reusable

English

Etymology

multi- +? use

Adjective

multiuse (not comparable)

1. (chiefly architecture) Able to accommodate multiple uses
   • 2010, Dr. Mukesh Dhunna, J. B. Dixit, Information Technology in Business Management (page 168)

     A computer is a programmable, multiuse machine that accepts data — raw facts and figures — and processes, or manipulates, it into information we can use […]

Noun

multiuse (uncountable)

1. The use of something for more than one purpose.
   • 1980, Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area (N.R.A.), General Management Plan

     Normally a visitor does not participate in one activity to the exclusion of others. One main activity, such as swimming, will be supplemented by other activities and use of other facilities, such as picnicking, hiking, stopping at an overlook, and so forth. Such multiuse is usually expressed in activity days.

English

Etymology

reuse +? -able

Adjective

reusable (comparative more reusable, superlative most reusable)

1. Able to be used again; especially after salvaging or special treatment or processing
2. (computing) (of a program) Able to be executed by several tasks without being reloaded; either reentrant or serially reusable

Synonyms

• recyclable

Antonyms

• single-use, expendable

Derived terms

• reusability

Translations

Noun

reusable (plural reusables)

1. Any product, such as a diaper, that is not disposable but can be used more than once.

Anagrams

• Bauerles

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /reu?sable/, [reu??sa.??le]

Adjective

reusable (plural reusables)

1. reusable